纸牌 zhǐpái playing card Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 纸牌屋 zhǐpáiwū house of cards a structure made of playing cards that is unstable and easily collapsed, often used metaphorically to describe a fragile or precarious situation or organization纸牌戏 zhǐpáixì card game game played with a deck of cards