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mahjong

Mahjong means 'sparrow', from the clatter of the tiles; American importer Joseph Babcock branded it Mah-Jongg and made it a 1920s craze, while the game and its name also swept Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

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From Mandarin Chinese to Cantonese

From Cantonese to Vietnamese

From Mandarin Chinese to Japanese

From Mandarin Chinese to Korean

From American English to German

From English to Russian

1900Mandarin Chinese

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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