"pai gow" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Cantonese 牌九 (paai4 gau2). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|yue|牌九||sc=Hani|tr=paai4 gau2}} Cantonese 牌九 (paai4 gau2) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} pai gow (uncountable)
  1. A Chinese gambling game played with dominoes. Wikipedia link: pai gow Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Gambling Derived forms: pai gow poker Translations (Chinese gambling game played with dominoes): 牌九 (páijiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), pai gow (Finnish)

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