mạt chược

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Cantonese 麻雀 (maa4 zoek3-2; ma tước).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːt̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːk̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɨək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːk̚˨˩˨ cɨək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

mạt chược

  1. mahjong (a game (originally Chinese) for four players)