Meaning of tujeon | Babel Free

Definitions

Long and narrow traditional Korean playing cards, with 4, 6 or 8 suits of 10 cards each, used primarily from the 17th to 19th century.

uncountable

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Examples

“Once tujeon started sweeping the country, people no longer paid much attention to baduk or janggi. Tujeon was popular with everyone regardless of status or gender.”

“Then he excitedly shuffled the cards before sticking out his hand and saying, “Now, tujeon is the thing—but we’ve got to do something with these flower cards, so how about we play Six Hundred?””

“Games such as golpae (similar to dominoes) and tujeon (cards), originally popular for socialization and relieving the tiredness of labor, were transformed into games on which big bets were laid.”

“My irritation fades as Misook pulls out the stack of tujeon cards, and we begin another game.”

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