粵

麻maa4雀zoek2

maa4 zoek2maa4 zoek3má què

English

  1. sparrow
  2. (dialect) mahjong
  3. sparrow
  4. Mahjong, a 4-player tile game consisting of 144 tiles that is played for leisure or gambling purposes

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鳥名。雀形目。圓頭,短尾,栗褐色,上雜有黑褐色斑點,翅膀短小,善於跳躍,以穀粒同昆蟲為主要食物(量詞:隻/群)
  2. 一種骨牌遊戲。共有一百四十四隻牌,四個人玩,可供消遣或賭博(量詞:副/隻)

Examples

  • 麻雀正在树上唱歌。

    The sparrow is singing in the trees.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 瞄準麻雀, 擊中鵝。

    I aimed at a sparrow, but shot down a goose.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 我覺得湯姆知道怎麼玩麻雀。

    Tom knows how to play mahjong, I think.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 麻雀牌

    mahjong tile

  • 打麻雀

    to play mahjong

  • 衞生麻雀

    mahjong purely for fun without betting involved; literally: hygienic mahjong

  • 嗰度有一群麻雀。

    There are a group of sparrows.

  • 你睇下隻麻雀幾得意!

    Look! the sparrow is so cute! ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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