Chinese edit

 
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
bird; lentigo; sparrow
trad. (麻雀)
simp. #(麻雀)
alternative forms 蔴雀 “mahjong”
麻鵲麻鹊 “mahjong”
 
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Noun edit

 
麻雀

麻雀

  1. sparrow (any member of the Passer genus)
  2. tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
  3. (dialectal, including Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, Eastern Min, Pinghua) mahjong

Usage notes edit

麻雀 was the original name of the game of mahjong, and this term is retained in many southern dialects. However, the name in modern standard Mandarin is 麻將麻将 (májiàng).

Synonyms edit

  • (sparrow):
  • (mahjong):

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (麻雀):
  • Korean: 마작(麻雀) (majak, mahjong)

Others:

Japanese edit

 
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麻雀 (mājan): a round of mahjong
Kanji in this term
マー
Grade: S
ジャン
Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spelling
麻将 (rare)

Etymology edit

First attested around the late Meiji period.

Borrowed from Mandarin 麻將麻将 (májiàng).[1][2]

The kanji form is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 麻雀 (máquè, literally sparrow), the original name for the game that is retained in some southern Chinese dialects.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(マー)(ジャン) (mājan

  1. mahjong

Usage notes edit

Usually refers exclusively to the Japanese variation, also known as 立直麻雀 (rīchi mājan). See   Japanese Mahjong on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

麻雀 (majak) (hangeul 마작)

  1. Hanja form? of 마작 (mahjong).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

麻雀

  1. chữ Hán form of mạt chược (mahjong).