"mahjong" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 麻将 麻將 | mahjong / CL:局[ju2],副[fu4] | syn | |
| 麻雀 | sparrow / (dialect) mahjong | syn |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 和 | to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards | syn | |
| 牌局 | gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc | ||
| 打牌 | to play mahjong or cards | ||
| 相公 | lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband | syn | |
| 洗牌 | to shuffle cards, dominoes or mahjong tiles etc / (fig.) to reshuffle / to reorganize / to shake up / to restructure | ||
| 清一色 | (mahjong) flush / a complete hand where all tiles are of the same suit / (fig.) uniformly / each and every one | syn | |
| 玩牌 | to play cards / to play mahjong | ||
| 麻将牌 麻將牌 | mahjong tile | ||
| 牌 | signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]) / brand / trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]) / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2]) | syn | |
| 摸牌 | to draw a tile (at mahjong) / to play mahjong | ||
| 地和 | (mahjong) earthly hand / a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw / (mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand | ||
| 天和 | (mahjong) heavenly hand / a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw / (mahjong) to obtain a heavenly hand | ||
| 和牌 | (mahjong) to complete a hand | ||
| 唏哩哗啦 唏哩嘩啦 | (onom.) clatter (of mahjong tiles etc) | ||
| 方城 | square castle / mahjong layout (with the tiles laid out as a square) | ||
| 码长城 碼長城 | (coll.) to play mahjong | ||
| 搓麻将 搓麻將 | to play mahjong | ||
| 摸八圈 | to play mahjong | ||
| 牌型 | hand (in mahjong or card games) | ||
| 砌长城 砌長城 | (coll.) to play mahjong | ||
| 搬砖 搬磚 | to do hard physical labor (as a job) / (fig.) to play mahjong | ||
| 顺子 順子 | a straight (poker, mahjong) | ||
| 落汗 | to stop sweating / (mahjong and card games) to mark the tiles or cards with one's sweat, fragrance etc | ||
| 听牌 聽牌 | (mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand / (sports) to be on the verge of winning | ||
| 海底捞月 海底撈月 | see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shui3zhong1-lao1yue4] / (mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw of the round | syn | |
| 牌桌 | mahjong table / card table / gambling table / gaming table | ||
| 自摸 | (mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile / (slang) to play with oneself / to masturbate | ||
| 三麻 | three-player mahjong | ||
| 幺鸡 么雞 | (mahjong) bird tile / one bam | ||
| 四麻 | four-player mahjong |