FAN TAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

fan tan; fantan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fan tan" is a kind of...):

gambling game; game of chance (a game that involves gambling)

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