麻雀 in Chinese / Japanese...

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má què

maa jan

麻雀 is the common and specific name for a hemp sparrow bird in Chinese.

This was also the original name for the game, known commonly as Mahjong. You will still see boxes of Mahjong tiles with the title 麻雀 for sparrow instead of the modern 麻將 in Southern China. This title is also used for Mahjong in Japan.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
麻雀 see styles	má què ma2 que4 ma ch`üeh ma chüeh maajan(p); maajan(ik); maajan(ik) / majan(p); majan(ik); majan(ik) マージャン(P); まーじゃん(ik); まあじゃん(ik)	More info & calligraphy: Sparrow sparrow; (dialect) mahjong mahjong (chi: májiàng); mah-jongg
家麻雀 see styles	jiā má què jia1 ma2 que4 chia ma ch`üeh chia ma chüeh	家麻雀 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
山麻雀 see styles	shān má què shan1 ma2 que4 shan ma ch`üeh shan ma chüeh	山麻雀 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)
樹麻雀树麻雀 see styles	shù má què shu4 ma2 que4 shu ma ch`üeh shu ma chüeh	樹麻雀 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
麻雀屋 see styles	maajanya / majanya マージャンや	麻雀屋 Custom Scroll mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor; mah-jongg parlour; mah-jongg parlor
麻雀牌 see styles	maajanpai / majanpai マージャンパイ	麻雀牌 Custom Scroll mahjong tile
脱衣麻雀 see styles	datsuimaajan / datsuimajan だついマージャン	脱衣麻雀 Custom Scroll {mahj} strip mahjong
解剖麻雀 see styles	jiě pōu má què jie3 pou1 ma2 que4 chieh p`ou ma ch`üeh chieh pou ma chüeh	解剖麻雀 Custom Scroll to dissect a sparrow; (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization
麻雀打ち see styles	maajanuchi / majanuchi まあじゃんうち	麻雀打ち Custom Scroll mahjong player
黑胸麻雀 see styles	hēi xiōng má què hei1 xiong1 ma2 que4 hei hsiung ma ch`üeh hei hsiung ma chüeh	黑胸麻雀 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
黑頂麻雀黑顶麻雀 see styles	hēi dǐng má què hei1 ding3 ma2 que4 hei ting ma ch`üeh hei ting ma chüeh	黑頂麻雀 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
打麻雀運動打麻雀运动 see styles	dǎ má què yùn dòng da3 ma2 que4 yun4 dong4 ta ma ch`üeh yün tung ta ma chüeh yün tung	打麻雀運動 Custom Scroll the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進\|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
麻雀クラブ see styles	maajankurabu / majankurabu マージャンクラブ	麻雀クラブ Custom Scroll (See 雀荘) mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
閉塞眼睛捉麻雀闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 see styles	bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què bi4 se4 yan3 jing1 zhuo1 ma2 que4 pi se yen ching cho ma ch`üeh pi se yen ching cho ma chüeh	閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 Custom Scroll lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly
麻雀雖小，五臟俱全麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 see styles	má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 , wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2 ma ch`üeh sui hsiao , wu tsang chü ch`üan ma chüeh sui hsiao , wu tsang chü chüan	麻雀雖小，五臟俱全 Custom Scroll the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom); small but complete in every detail
Variations: 麻雀卓マージャン卓 see styles	maajantaku / majantaku マージャンたく	mahjong table
Variations: 麻雀屋マージャン屋 see styles	maajanya / majanya マージャンや	(See 雀荘) mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
Variations: 麻雀店マージャン店 see styles	maajanten / majanten マージャンてん	{mahj} mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
Variations: 麻雀牌マージャン牌 see styles	maajanpai / majanpai マージャンパイ	{mahj} mahjong tile
Variations: 麻雀荘マージャン荘 see styles	maajansou / majanso マージャンそう	(See 雀荘) mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
Variations: 賭け麻雀賭けマージャン see styles	kakemaajan / kakemajan かけマージャン	mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
Variations: 麻雀(P) 麻将(iK) see styles	maajan(p); maajan(ik); maajan(ik) / majan(p); majan(ik); majan(ik) マージャン(P); まーじゃん(ik); まあじゃん(ik)	mahjong (chi: májiàng); mah-jongg
Variations: 麻雀打ちマージャン打ち see styles	maajanuchi / majanuchi マージャンうち	mahjong player

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Sparrow	麻雀	maa jan / maajan / ma jan	má què / ma2 que4 / ma que / maque	ma ch`üeh / machüeh / ma chüeh