1. Pretty sure he has mah-jongg tuesday mornings.

2. He's retired, deaf and plays a lot of mah- jongg.

3. He's retired, deaf and plays a lot of mah–jongg.

4. After I showed him this, he got up, and says, "mòmíngqímiào," which means, "This is all nonsense," and goes back to play his mah-jongg game during the afternoon.

5. After I showed him this, he got up, and says, " mòmíngqímiào, " which means, " This is all nonsense, " and goes back to play his mah- jongg game during the afternoon.

6. For example, auspicious numbers are chosen for lottery tickets; the uttering of certain words is forbidden among superstitious mah-jongg players; and a puff of air is blown over dice before they are thrown.