丁ちょう半はん博打ばくち

noun

chō-han bakuchi; odd-even dice gambling

A traditional Japanese gambling game using two dice; players bet on whether the total is odd (半) or even (丁). Often associated with Edo-period gambling dens.

See also: 丁半

• 丁ちょう半はん博打ばくちは江え戸ど時じ代だいに盛さかんだった。

  Chō-han bakuchi was popular in the Edo period.

• 時じ代だい劇げきで丁ちょう半はん博打ばくちの場ば面めんを見みた。

  I saw a scene of chō-han bakuchi in a period drama.