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Che Deng

Che Deng (斜釘) literally means diagonal nails in Cantonese. It is the name of a Chinese game that plays with the Chinese dominoes set.

Che refers to the diagonal pattern of the "three" pip on the tile. Deng refers to the "one" pip on the tile.

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