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)