dominoes; bone tiles
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dominoes; bone tiles (used in gambling games)
Refers to traditional Chinese dominoes, typically made of bone, ivory, bamboo, or plastic, historically used in gambling games such as Pai Gow (牌九). The tiles are rectangular and marked with spots or Chinese characters.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
hé和
péng朋
you友
wán玩
yá牙
pái牌
。
He likes to play dominoes with his friends.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
fù副
Qīng清
dài代
de的
xiàng象
yá牙
yá牙
pái牌
。
This is a set of ivory dominoes from the Qing Dynasty.
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Tā他
men们
yòng用
yá牙
pái牌
dǔ赌
bó博
，
shū输
le了
hěn很
duō多
qián钱
。
They gambled with dominoes and lost a lot of money.
Yá牙
pái牌
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
yǐ已
yǒu有
shàng上
qiān千
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
Dominoes have a history of over a thousand years in China.