Mahjong 麻將
Mahjong is a tile-based game of strategy with roots in the Qing Dynasty of ancient China.
麻將（瓷磚材料）是一種策略游戲，起源于中國古代的清朝。

cultural appropriation 文化盜用
Instead of "refreshing", their behavior is more like cultural appropriation.
他們的行為與其說是“讓人耳目一新”，不如說是文化盜用。
Appropriation means the act of taking something which belongs to somebody else, especially without permission.
挪用是指未經許可而將屬于他人的東西占有的行為。

appropriate / misappropriate 盜用，挪用
He has appropriated some of the company's money.
他挪用了公司的一部分資金。
I took no money for personal use and have not misappropriated any funds whatsoever.
我沒有把錢挪為己用，也沒有挪用任何資金。

appropriate 合適的
inappropriate 不合適的
Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party.
正式聚會上穿牛仔褲不合適。
It is inappropriate to interrupt teachers when they are talking.
在老師們講話時打斷他們是不合適的。

backlash 抨擊
lash out at.. 抨擊...
When those Americans replace the traditional tiles with the so-called "stylish" ones, they faced immense backlash.
當這些美國人用所謂的“時尚”麻將取代傳統麻將時，他們被嚴厲抨擊了。
Some netizens lashed out at the girl, commenting that the tiles are totally different from the mahjong they knew and loved growing up.
一些網民抨擊她說，這些完全不同于他們從小熟悉且喜歡的麻將。

merge 合并
It may be natural to merge and blend cultures as people from different backgrounds come together and interact.
當來自不同背景的人走到一起互動時，融合文化可能是很自然的事情。

revamp 更新，翻新
Other companies, including luxury designers like Louis Vuitton and Hermès, that have revamped mahjong sets in the past have typically kept the traditional characters and symbols.
其他一些公司，包括Louis Vuitton和Hermès等奢侈品設計師，過去曾翻新過麻將，但通常都保留了傳統的漢字和符號。

homage 敬意
They recognized their failure to pay proper homage to the game's Chinese heritage.
他們意識到他們沒有對中國傳統表達應有的敬意, 這是一個失誤。