fan tan

Thân thiện

A group of people play a game of fan tan at a table.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A Chinese gambling game: "Fan tan" is a traditional Chinese game of chance. The core gameplay involves guessing the remainder after a random number of small objects are counted out in groups.

Usage

• "Fan tan" is used as a singular noun to refer to the game itself. It is often discussed in contexts related to gambling, history, or traditional games.
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Advanced Usage

• Historical/Cultural Context: The term is frequently used when describing historical Chinese gambling dens or the cultural history of gambling in East Asia.
  • Fan tan was once the most popular gambling game in Chinatowns across North America.

Variants and Related Words

• No common variants: The term is typically used as "fan tan." It is sometimes written as "fantan" (without a space).

Synonyms

• Game of chance: This is a general category that includes fan tan.
• Gambling game: A direct descriptive synonym.

Related Phrases

• No specific phrasal verbs or idioms are commonly associated directly with the term "fan tan." It is primarily used as the name of the game.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fantan