| 释义 |
pai kau|paɪ kaʊ|
Also pai kow, pie-gow.
[Cantonese, f. p'ai tablet + kau nine.]
A Chinese gambling game played with dominoes.
1906[see chuck-a-luck]. 1969R. C. Bell Board & Table Games II. vi. 102 Pai Kow is played with a full set of Chinese dominoes. 1972Guardian 29 May 16/2 Mr Liu..wants..to attract his countrymen away from Mah Jong and Pai Kau—a sort of dominoes played like poker. 1978Daily Tel. 13 July 1/7 The legalising of exotic games such as fan tan and pai kau in casinos. |