Collier, V. W. F. [from old catalog] · New York, Stokes · leaf 264
n a numerical couplet, Chin Ssu Ha-pah, * which is proverbial and commonlyused in Peking in the drinking game of Noria, which con-sists in guessing the number of fingers extended by the twoopponents. This couplet stands for the number eight, andthe golden-coated hah-pah dog is caused to compare… … CLOTH LANTERN COVER. SHEN CHEN-LIN
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