麻雀牌

麻雀牌

Chinese

		sparrow; tree sparrow	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
simp. and trad. (麻雀牌)		麻雀	牌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): máquèpái

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄆㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ zoek³ paai^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: máquèpái
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄆㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: machiuehpair
    • IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ t͡ɕʰɥ̯œ⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁴ zoek³ paai^4-2
    • Yale: màh jeuk páai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ dzoek⁸ paai^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ zêg³ pai²
    • IPA ^(key): /mäː²¹ t͡ʃœ̽ːk̚³ pʰäːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

麻雀牌

1. Synonym of 麻將／麻将 (májiàng, “mahjong”).

   • 湘鄉十四都地方一個區農會，曾燒了一擔麻雀牌。 [MSC, trad.]
     湘乡十四都地方一个区农会，曾烧了一担麻雀牌。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1927, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《湖南農民運動考察報告》 (Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan), 毛澤東選集 (1991). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Xiāngxiāng Shísìdū dìfang yīge qū nónghuì, céng shāo le yī dàn máquèpái. [Pinyin]

     The peasant association in the 14th District of Xiangxiang burned two basketfuls of mahjong sets.