kansu

IPA: kˈænsu

Root Word: Kansu

noun

  • Obsolete spelling of Gansu [A province in northwestern China. Capital: Lanzhou.]
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Examples of "kansu" in Sentences

  • Into this one woman would put the kansu or dice, a set of six plum stones, some carved and some not carved.
  • She would put her hand over the tanpan, shake the kansu just as the white dice player does, and then throw them out.
  • The value of the throw would be according to the kind and number of carvings that were turned up when the kansu fell.
  • There was a low lacquer table in the center of the room, several Chinese-red kansu chests along the wall, a cedar desk with phone.
  • Three women were on each side, and they played it with tanpan (the basket), kansu (the dice), and canyiwawa (the counting sticks).

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