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fan-tan (f

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1. A Chinese betting game in which the players lay wagers on the number of counters that will remain when a hidden pile of them has been divided by four.

2. A card game in which sevens and their equivalent are played in sequence and the first player out of cards is the winner.

[Chinese fn tn : fn, turn, chance + tn, to spread out.]

fan-tan

1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a Chinese gambling game in which a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and wagers laid on how many will remain after they have been divided by four

2. (Group Games / Card Games) a card game played in sequence, the winner being the first to use up all his cards

[from Chinese (Cantonese) fan t'an repeated divisions, from fan times + t'an division]

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