khanhoo

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noun

A Chinese card game of the draw-and-discard type.

OriginMandarin 看虎 ← Hokkien 看虎 →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounkhanhoo (uncountable)

alternative kanhu

  1. uncountableA Chinese card game of the draw-and-discard type.

Origin

  1. Hokkien看虎
  2. Mandarin看虎
  3. Englishkhanhoo

From either Mandarin 看虎 (kàn hǔ, literally “watching the tiger”) or Hokkien 看虎 (khàn hó͘, literally “watching the tiger”). Compare Tagalog kuwaho, Spanish cuajo, Hokkien 看好 (khòaⁿ-hó), 看護 /看护 (khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘).

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Anagrams

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APA

khanhoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khanhoo

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“khanhoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khanhoo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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