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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | yúxiāxiè |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | hû-hê-hōe |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | yúxiāhòu |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | hû-hê-hāu |
Hoo Hey How (Yu Xia Xie) (Chinese :魚蝦蟹;lit.'Fish-Prawn-Crab',Pinyin:Yu Xia Xie) is a Chinese dice game played with three identical six-sided dice. It is related to Bầu cua cácọp in Vietnam,Klah Klok/kla klouk in Cambodia, [2] and similar to Crown and Anchor in the West Indies and the American game chuck-a-luck. [3] [4] [5]
Face | Hoo Hey How (Yu Xia Xie) | Alternate | Bầu cua cácọp | Klah Klok |
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1 | Fish (red) | Fish (green) | Fish (red) | |
2 | Calabash (blue) | Stag (brown) | ||
3 | Prawn (green) | Cock (red) | Tiger (black) | Prawn (black) |
4 | Crab (green) | Prawn (red) | Crab (green) | |
5 | Coin (blue) | Prawn (green) | Calabash (blue) | |
6 | Cock (red) | Crab (green) | Cock (red) | Cock (yellow) |
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