Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

majiang

/mɑ.d͡ʒɒŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-jiang
IPA
/mɑ.d͡ʒɒŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of mahjong.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 麻將/麻将 (májiàng).

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Questions

How do you pronounce majiang?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɑ.d͡ʒɒŋ/.
What does majiang mean?
Alternative spelling of mahjong.
Where does majiang come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 麻將/麻将 (májiàng).

How to pronounce majiang

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “majiang”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mɑ.d͡ʒɒŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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