Linglong dice, read or sift?

Dice, a secondary Chinese character in China, is called reading dice (tóu). It is a fish name and a bone gambling tool, commonly known as "sh m 4". Also called dice (tóu zi).

Dice is one of the indispensable tools for many recreational activities, such as playing mahjong and Pai Jiu. Dice here refers to gambling that depends solely on dice to decide whether to win or lose. Usually used to gamble on size. In sic bo, idle people bet on bookmakers.

Before each bet, the dealer puts three dice in a covered vessel and shakes them. When the idlers have finished betting, the dealer opens the utensils and gives out prizes. Because the most common bet is to buy the size of the dice (a total of 3 to 10 is called small, 1 1 8 is called big, except those around the dice), it is often called a contest.

Historical source

According to legend, the inventor of dice was Cao Zhi, a writer in the Three Kingdoms period. Originally used as a tool for divination, it later evolved into a game of concubines in the harem, betting on wine or silk sachets with dice points. At that time, the dots on the dice were all painted black, and it was not until the Tang Dynasty that red strokes were added.

However, according to textual research, the dice unearthed from Qi Tomb in Qingzhou, Shandong Province were not invented by Cao Zhi. Dice, as one of the six major operas in China, is regarded as the ancestor of China's operas, and it was popular as early as the late Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

However, the truly domestic dice are 14 and 18, and the dice unearthed in the Qin tombs are authentic China native dice engraved with Chinese characters. With the cultural exchange since the Qin and Han Dynasties, many-sided dice were introduced to China, so Chinese and Western cultures combined.

Legend has it that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei were throwing dice in the harem and were about to lose. Only four o'clock can save the defeat. One of them was still spinning like this, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty was in a hurry and even shouted "Four! Four! " It's four o'clock after the dust settles. As soon as Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was happy, he asked Gao Lishi to announce that red can be painted on the dice, but red can't be used indiscriminately.