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麻雀檯

maa4 zoek3 toi4*2

ma2 que4 tai2

mahjong table; 檯 is sometimes written as 枱

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

麻雀檯

This word was added by Yeegs on 14th Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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麻 maa4 ma2 - hemp, rough, pockmarked
雀 zoek3 zoek3*2 que4 qiao3 qiao1 - bird (small)
檯 toi4*2 toi4 tai2 - table

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