The names of the three basic colors of the sparrow brand are called "Wan, Tie and Guan". The pattern of "barrel" is the cross section of powder gun, and "barrel" is the barrel, and several barrels represent several powder guns. "Rope" means "bundle", which means birds strung together with thin ropes, so the pattern of "one rope" is represented by birds, and several ropes are bundles of birds. The bonus is calculated according to the number of birds. "Ten thousand" is the unit that rewards money, and ten thousand is the number of rewards.
In addition, "southeast and northwest" is the wind direction, so it is called "wind", and the wind direction should be considered when shooting birds with gunpowder. "Hua Bai Fa": "Hua" means to fight, so it is red; "White" is a whiteboard, emitting blank; "Fa" means to make a fortune.
The term of playing mahjong is also related to catching birds and protecting food. Such as "bump" or "bang" gunshots. Another example is called "harmony", which is homophonic with "harmony" and "stork" The stork is an eagle that catches birds. In addition, terms such as "eat" and "bar" are also related to bird catching.
Then why is it called "mahjong"? In Taicang dialect, the pronunciation of "sparrow" and "mahjong" is similar. In Taicang dialect, what children say (/ng/), playing "sparrow" is naturally called playing "mahjong". In Taicang dialect, (/tsiak/) children (/ng/) together become (/tsiang/).
In the Tang Dynasty, mahjong was introduced to Japan, Chiba, Japan, and the world's first mahjong museum was built. Some people say that mahjong, horse and playing cards have evolved. Entertainment games such as horse cards and cards are inextricably linked with Bo Opera, the oldest entertainment game in China history. Even "blood" relationship. Popular games and entertainments such as chess and cards are all developed, derived and evolved on the basis of Bo Opera.
When did Bo Gu Opera begin? It is difficult to tell the exact time. According to the Records of Historical Records and other related documents, there were operas of Bohai State at least before Yin Dynasty. The earliest opera in China was called "Liubo", with six pieces, 12 pieces. The stick is a long bamboo product, which is equivalent to the dice used to play mahjong today.
According to Yan Family Training Miscellaneous Arts, Bo Opera can be divided into big Bo and small Bo. Dabo's method of playing chess is impossible. Xiao Bo's playing method is recorded in detail in Bo Gu Jing. The method is: two people sit opposite each other, the chessboard is 12, and there is water at both ends. Put six black and white rectangular pieces on the chessboard. Put two more fish in the water Both sides of the game take turns to throw Joan (that is, dice), and according to the size of the throw, the number of steps forward of the chess pieces is determined. When the chess pieces reach the finish line, they stand up and become small chess (or small chess). If you become a chess player, you can "attract fish" into the water and get a raise. Get six chips and you win. Xiao's chess is called scattered chess. Xiaoqi can attack the opponent's pieces, or give up the chance to walk, but you can't break the chess. When Zheng He went to the Western Ocean in the Ming Dynasty, there was no entertainment equipment on board, so the soldiers on board could only gamble with dice as a pastime. However, the soldiers were tired during the long voyage. Some soldiers often miss home, and some even try to resist and kill Zheng He and others. In order to stabilize the military, Zheng He invented an entertainment tool.
Zheng He carved 1-9 "strips" with more than 100 pieces of small wood chips as the brand and fleet on the basis of cards, tooth cards and Pai Jiu, and then carved 1-9 "barrels" according to the number of fresh water barrels loaded on the ship. Then, according to the wind direction, four wind directions "East, West, North and South" were carved. And carved 1-9 "ten thousand" with attractive money. Then take "China soldiers are imported" as the slogan. Carve a red "clock" and then carve four flower cards according to the seasons of the year. Finally, if you don't know what to carve, you won't carve anything. This is the "whiteboard".
The first time was the deputy commander Zheng He, and the general played with Zheng He's wife (eunuchs can also marry). After the rules of the game were finalized, the whole ship began to play this game. There was a general named Ma on board, and he was very handy in playing this game, so Zheng He named the game "General Ma's Army Card", which is the "Mahjong Card" of later generations. According to the Qing Dynasty scholar "Collection of Mourning for Ancestors", the mahjong tiles called "national quintessence" were invented by a man named Wan (or Wan) in the Ming Dynasty. Wan was so impressed by Liangshan hero 108 in Water Margin that he wanted to make a pair of entertainment tools to commemorate it. After several days of careful design, the mahjong tiles were finally developed. He designed 108 mahjong tiles, which is a metaphor for the 108 of Liangshan heroes in Water Margin. Among them, nine cards refer to "Nine Dragons" in history, and the second card refers to "Hu" and so on. Next, Wanbingtiao takes into account that Liangshan's 100 order will come from five directions: east, west, south, north and middle, and adds four cards for east, west, south, north and middle, totaling 20 cards. At the same time, considering that there are both poor and rich in Liangshan heroes, we call poverty "white" (board) and wealth "fat" (wealth). As a result, four "white" and "law" were added, and eight were counted. Finally, a whole deck of 136 cards is formed.