mah-jongg

noun

ˌmä-ˈzhäŋ

-ˈjäŋ

-ˈzhȯŋ,

-ˈjȯŋ,

ˈmä-ˌzhäŋ,

-ˌjäŋ,

-ˌzhȯŋ,

-ˌjȯŋ

variants or mahjong

: a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 tiles that are drawn and discarded until one player secures a winning hand

Examples of mah-jongg in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Advertisement In another corner, a mah-jongg table awaits its next game surrounded by Poltrona Frau’s two-tone leather armchairs. —

Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023 Since fully retiring a year ago, Johnny finds joy in family mah-jongg sessions on Saturday afternoons, regular qigong classes at a park, gardening in the backyard and learning how to cook Chinese food from Yvonne and myriad YouTube videos. —

Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023 Their mah-jongg parties, dubbed East Never Loses, are avant-garde scenes for Angelenos eager to embrace a game embedded in their heritage. —

Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023 In another corner, a mah-jongg table awaits its next game surrounded by Poltrona Frau’s two-tone leather armchairs. —

Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023 In a building with a green-tiled roof on Hill Street, most of the old men and women shuffling mah-jongg tiles and sipping jasmine tea shared a surname — Lee. —

Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023 Despite their infamous history, the clubs nowadays are mostly hangouts for retirees who gather to read Chinese newspapers, chat, play mah-jongg or enjoy a meal together. —

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