博器

bóqì
noun #31,960

Meanings

  1. 1 gambling implement (literary/rare)
  2. 2 dice or gaming pieces

Examples

Gǔrén cháng yǐ bóqì wéi yóuxì.
The ancients often used gambling implements for games.
Kǎogǔ xuéjiā fāxiàn le yīxiē gǔdài bóqì.
Archaeologists discovered some ancient gambling pieces.

Tips

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博器 is a rare/literary term — here is the classical of 博弈 (bóyì, 'gambling/games of chance', also chess and Go). 博器 referred to the dice, counters, and boards used in ancient Chinese gambling games like (liùbó, an extinct two-player race game). Modern Chinese uses (dǔjù) for gambling tools.
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Don't confuse this (bó, 'gamble/game') with the of 博物馆 (bówùguǎn, 'museum') = 'broad/extensive'. Same character, two senses — context decides which.

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