\Fan"-tan`\, n. [Chinese (of Canton) in an-tan-kun
gambling house.]
1. A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small
   objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cap, and
   the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the
   sum of the counters is divided by four.
2. A game with playing cards in which the cards are played in
   sequences upon the table, the one who first gets rid of
   his cards being the winner.