Main Entry:

fan–tan

Pronunciation:

\ˈfan-ˌtan\

Function:

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