mahjong
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mahjong
- /mɑːˈd͡ʒɒŋ/
- /mɑːˈʒɒŋ/
- /mɑˈd͡ʒɔŋ/ US
- /mɑˈʒɔŋ/ US
- /mɑˈd͡ʒɑŋ/ cot caught merger
- /mɑˈʒɑŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
From Mandarin 麻將／麻将 (májiàng), derived from 麻雀 (máquè, “sparrow”) with a Wu diminutive suffix 兒／儿 /ŋ̍/.
noun majiang · mah-jong · mahjongg · mah-jongg · mah jongg · Mah Jong
- A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits. Miss Ganett drank coffee whilst Caroline got out the Mah Jong box and poured out the tiles upon the table.
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A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.
Similar: mahjong solitaire
interjection majiang · mah-jong · mahjongg · mah-jongg · mah jongg · Mah Jong
- A call declaring a winning hand in the game of mahjong.
Translations
Talk about this word "mahjong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mahjong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mahjong. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mahjong "mahjong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mahjong.Cite this
@misc{mahjong_2026,
title = {mahjong},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mahjong},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
