麻将 (麻將)
má jiàng
Pinyin
Definition
麻将 (麻將)
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- mahjong
- CL:副[fù]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
心乱如麻
- 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
- 2 disconcerted
- 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
- 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
- 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
- 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
- 2 cutting the Gordian knot
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
- 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
杀人如麻
- 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
- 2 fig. to kill people like flies
Sample Sentences
我不太会打麻将。
I don't really know how to play mahjong.
打麻将
play mahjong.
Gwilym去年八月在船上打麻将。
Gwilym was on a boat playing Mahjong last August.
哎,佳佳,来打麻将吧!
Hi, Jia Jia. Come play mahjong!
对,垃圾胡不算的。上海麻将不可以垃圾胡。
Yeah, garbage hands don't count. You can't win with a garbage hand in Shanghai mahjong.
中国人喜欢打麻将。
Chinese people like to play mahjong.
第一步,把肉洗干净,切成小方块,跟麻将差不多。用料酒腌一下。腌十五分钟。
The first step is to wash the meat and cut it into small chunks. They should be about the size of mahjong tiles. Marinate them in cooking wine for 15 minutes.
它让我感觉就像打麻将里边,碰碰胡。
It makes me feel like the pairs you get when you play mahjong.
小宝记住了,黑子和白子,和昨天讲的麻将牌样子是不一样的哦。
Remember, Xiao Bao, black pieces and white pieces. They're different from the Majiang pieces we talked about yesterday.
现在养老院的活动也挺丰富的,平时可以下下棋、练练书法、玩玩麻将。
These days there's quite a lot of activities at retirement homes. You can play chess, practice calligraphy, play mahjong.