Re: Origin of Mahjong (MJ) / other Hu Pai Design

On Dec 4, 3:15�pm, Julian Bradfield <j...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks for the clarification.

However, at present my confidence is a little shaken by my inability
to find the quotation in the dictionary under any of the relevant
characters. (Unfortunately, I haven't yet got my hands on a fully
electronic version...)

Are you saying you have access to an electronic version?

Is it available on the web? If so, is the url available?

Is it therefore also your understanding of the text from the
Dictionary that the term 'cake' (as in food) was used to refer to
silver 'cakes'?

I can't say.

Why not? If the text is taken as presented in yor translation, would
it therefore be your interpretation as I have described above?

As I said, the dictionary was compiled 1710-1716 (an astonishingly
short space of time!), so if it says "today", I suppose it means that
time.

Good. That is my understanding also.
.

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