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mah-jongg
[mah-jawng, -jong, -zhawng, -zhong] 
–noun
| 1. | a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to win a game of mah-jongg. |
Also, mah-jong.
Origin:
1920–25; < dial. Chin; cf. Guangdong dial. màh-jéuk, Chin máquè lit., sparrow (depicted on the first tile of a set), equiv. to má hemp + què bird
1920–25; < dial. Chin; cf. Guangdong dial. màh-jéuk, Chin máquè lit., sparrow (depicted on the first tile of a set), equiv. to má hemp + què bird
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| mah·jong also mah·jongg (mä'zhŏng', -zhông') n. A game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with tiles resembling dominoes and bearing various designs, which are drawn and discarded until one player wins with a hand of four combinations of three tiles each and a pair of matching tiles. [Chinese (Mandarin) má jiàng : má, spotted + jiàng, main piece in Chinese chess.] |
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