fantan

A noun referring to either a Chinese gambling game involving counters under a bowl, or a card game where players play cards in sequence by suit starting from sevens.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa o bien un juego de azar chino con fichas que se ocultan bajo un cuenco, o bien un juego de cartas en el que los jugadores colocan las cartas en secuencias por palos, empezando por los sietes.

1. Chinese gambling game B2 formal

   A traditional Chinese gambling game where players bet on the number of counters remaining under a bowl, based on modulo 4 outcomes (0, 1, 2, or 3).

   • They spent the evening playing fantan in the back room of the casino.
   • In fantan, a random number of counters is placed under a bowl and you wager on the remainder.
   • Fantan is a simple but addictive game of chance.

   🇪🇸Juego de apuestas chino fan-tan

2. Card game B2 formal

   A card game where players aim to be the first to discard all their cards by playing sevens and then building sequences in the same suit.

   • She taught us how to play fantan, a classic card game with sevens.
   • In fantan, you start with a seven and continue in ascending or descending order within the same suit.
   • The children enjoyed a round of fantan during the holiday gathering.

   🇪🇸fantan (juego de cartas)

   Sinónimos: parliament

• fantans plural form
• fantans' possessive plural form
• fantan's possessive singular form