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枭卢
xiāo​lú

to gamble

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
枭卢 梟盧 xiāo​lú
to gamble
(literary) to gamble with dice; originally referring to the two highest scoring rolls in the ancient game of 樗蒲 chū​pú, where 'xiāo' was the highest and 'lú' the second highest

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  • 樗蒲 chū​pú
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