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| fan-tan [ fán tàn ] |
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1. gambling game: a Chinese gambling game in which players bet on how many items that have been concealed under a bowl remain after being counted off in fours
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2. card game: a card game in which players seek to discard all their cards in a sequence based on the same suit as a seven that has been led
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| [Late 19th century. < Chinese< fān "turn, chance" + tān "to spread out"] |
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