FAN-TAN


Meaning of FAN-TAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfan-ˌtan ]

noun

Etymology: Chinese (Guangdong) fāantāan

Date: 1878

1. : a Chinese gambling game in which the banker divides a pile of objects (as beans) into fours and players bet on what number will be left at the end of the count

2. : a card game in which players must build in sequence upon sevens and attempt to be the first one out of cards

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.