打麻雀 (daa2 maa4 zoek3/3*2 | ) : to play mahjong

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打麻雀

daa2 maa4 zoek3/3*2

to play mahjong
[華]: 打麻將

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

打麻雀

This word has been viewed 2885 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 28th May 2007 22:12 and last edited on 1st Sep 2011 03:15

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打 daa2 daa1 - hit; strike | dozen
麻 maa4 - hemp; flax; sesame; coarse
雀 zoek3 zoek3*2 - small bird

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打麻雀係我姨媽嘅嗜好。粵
Playing mahjong is my aunt's hobby.

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