fan-tan

[ fan-tan ]

/ ˈfænˌtæn /

noun

Also fan tan .Also called parliament, sevens. Cards. a game in which the players play their sevens and other cards forming sequences in the same suits as their sevens, the winner being the player who first runs out of cards.

a Chinese gambling game in which a pile of coins, counters, or objects is placed under a bowl and bets are made on what the remainder will be after they have been counted off in fours.

Origin of fan-tan

First recorded in 1875–80; from Chinese fān tān literally “repeated divisions”

Words nearby fan-tan

fansub, fantabulous, fantail, fantail darter, fantail goldfish, fan-tan, fantasia, fantasied, fantasist, fantasize, fantasm

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Example sentences from the Web for fan-tan

There, from a small quadrangular gallery, he could look down on the “well” of the fan-tan lay out below.
The Shadow|Arthur Stringer
Fan-tan was in progress at one of the tables, the four players being apparently the only strictly sober people in the room.
Tales of Chinatown|Sax Rohmer
The Malays at fan-tan by the gleam of the slush-light under the awning grew silent.
Cursed|George Allan England
It's all a game of bluff, as I told you years ago in that fan-tan shop in Shanghai.
People of Position|Stanley Portal Hyatt

I could not manage to make out exactly from the description what the game they play is like, but it was not fan-tan.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey

British Dictionary definitions for fan-tan

fan-tan

noun

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

a card game played in sequence, the winner being the first to use up all his or her cards

Word Origin for fan-tan

C19: from Chinese (Cantonese) fan t'an repeated divisions, from fan times + t'an division

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单词	fan-tan
释义	fan-tan [ fan-tan ] / ˈfænˌtæn / noun Also fan tan .Also called parliament, sevens. Cards. a game in which the players play their sevens and other cards forming sequences in the same suits as their sevens, the winner being the player who first runs out of cards. a Chinese gambling game in which a pile of coins, counters, or objects is placed under a bowl and bets are made on what the remainder will be after they have been counted off in fours. Origin of fan-tan First recorded in 1875–80; from Chinese fān tān literally “repeated divisions” Words nearby fan-tan fansub, fantabulous, fantail, fantail darter, fantail goldfish, fan-tan, fantasia, fantasied, fantasist, fantasize, fantasm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fan-tan There, from a small quadrangular gallery, he could look down on the “well” of the fan-tan lay out below. The Shadow\|Arthur Stringer Fan-tan was in progress at one of the tables, the four players being apparently the only strictly sober people in the room. Tales of Chinatown\|Sax Rohmer The Malays at fan-tan by the gleam of the slush-light under the awning grew silent. Cursed\|George Allan England It's all a game of bluff, as I told you years ago in that fan-tan shop in Shanghai. People of Position\|Stanley Portal Hyatt I could not manage to make out exactly from the description what the game they play is like, but it was not fan-tan. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'\|Annie Allnut Brassey British Dictionary definitions for fan-tan fan-tan noun 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 a card game played in sequence, the winner being the first to use up all his or her cards Word Origin for fan-tan C19: from Chinese (Cantonese) fan t'an repeated divisions, from fan times + t'an division Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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