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FAN TAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fan tan mean?
• FAN TAN (noun)
The noun FAN TAN has 1 sense:
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)
Familiarity information: FAN TAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fan tan; fantan
Hypernyms ("fan tan" is a kind of...):
gambling game; game of chance (a game that involves gambling)
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