[DOC] [TLE] Mah Jong - History and Useful Information [PAR] A set of 144 Mah Jong tiles consists of 36 tiles in the Bamboo suit, 36 in the Circle 
suit, ... Traditionally, the Flowers, Seasons and the One of Bamboos come in for ... 
Since Mah Jong means "the game of the sparrows" or "Sparrow tiles" in Chinese, 
... "P'ai", actually simply means "playing rectangle" and the same word is used... [DOC] [TLE] FAQ 11. History of MahJong - Sloperama [PAR] A regular 1920s mah-jongg set of 144 of the usual tiles (the basic 136, plus 8 ... In 
other words, the complete hand might be 14 tiles, or it might be 17. ... The game 
was not called "mahjong" by the Chinese who played it, and that ... So now you 
know that "Mah Jong" = mah que = sparrows, thus "Mah Jong" means "Sparrows! [DOC] [TLE] The Rules of Mah Jong or Mah Jongg - Masters Traditional Games [PAR] Classic tile collecting game Mah Jongg - comprehensive instructions for friendly 
play ... A set of Mah Jong tiles consists of 144 tiles typically around 30 x 20 x 
15mm. ... by a Chinese horse and are used for the play of another game called 
Ghoulash. ... Finally most sets come with some tally sticks which are used for 
scoring. [DOC] [TLE] Mah-jongg | Define Mah-jongg at Dictionary.com [PAR] a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 ... dial. mh-
juk, Chinese mqu literally, sparrow (depicted on the first tile of a set), ... 
dialectal Chinese (Shanghai) ma chiang, name of the game, literally "sparrows," 
from ma... [DOC] [TLE] Mahjong | Define Mahjong at Dictionary.com [PAR] Mahjong definition, a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 
144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, ... 1922, from dialectal 
Chinese (Shanghai) ma chiang, name of the game, literally "sparrows," from ma... [DOC] [TLE] Mahjong - definition of mahjong by The Free Dictionary [PAR] American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright 
 2016 by ... hand of winning combinations. [from Chinese, literally: sparrows] ... 
Noun, 1. mahjong - Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles. Mah-Jongg. [DOC] [TLE] Ma Jiang, Mahjong, Mah-jongg or Ma Qiao  what's in a game ... [PAR] Apr 19, 2011 ... Mahjong as played in China is a game for four players who sit round a ... A 
Mahjong set comprises 144 tiles, this includes 3 'suits'  Bamboo, Circles and 
Characters, or as they should be properly called 'Tiao', 'Bing' and 'Wan'. ... I have 
seen someone from Sichuan and a Beijinger nearly come to blows... [DOC] [TLE] h2g2 - GG: Hong Kong Mahjong [PAR] Mar 19, 2015 ... Chinese Mahjong players normally stand their tiles directly on the table top and 
don't use wooden racks such ... Chinese sets include eight extra tiles for a total of 
144 tiles. ... The Red Dragon has a simple red character meaning 'middle'. ... It 
may be this which gave the game its original name of 'sparrows'. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about TOYS & GAMES - StudyStack [PAR] Other activities to help include hangman, crossword, word scramble, games, ... 
THIS GAME PLAYED ON A BOARD WITH 24 SPEAR-SHAPED POINTS .... A 
POPULAR GAME SHOW SHARES ITS NAME WITH THIS TAROT CARD ... USES 
144 SMALL TILES COMES FROM A WORD MEANING "SPARROWS", MAH 
JONGG. [DOC] [TLE] Nanette's notes on playing Mahjong [PAR] Mah Jong (mah jongg) is a traditional Chinese tile game with manyvariations. ... 
players hear the sound of the flax blowing in the wind and the sparrows ... (also 
called bams or sticks), and the characters (also called characks, cracks, or wan). 
... the red has the Chinese character (in red) for Cheung -- meaning center of the

Question: The name of this game played with 144 tiles comes from a Chinese word meaning "sparrows"
Answer: Mah jongg