Jin Xueshi (18th century) noted that the three-suited Khanhoo decks were ten times more popular than four-suited ones around 1783, a disparity which has since significantly increased. Four-suited decks still exist and are used by the Hakka to play Liuhoo (ε θ, six tigers), a multi-trick game. Six Tigers decks lack illustrations and instead just have ideograms of the rank and suit of each card. Direct foreign derivatives include BΓ i Tα»i in Vietnam, Pai Tai in Thailand, and Cheki in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Korean Tujeon cards were possibly a descendant. A three-suited decks, still used today in Vietnam is Tα» tΓ΄m. These cards were redesigned by Camoin of Marseilles during French colonial rule to depict people wearing traditional Japanese costumes from the Edo period. Mahjong, which also exists in card format, was derived from these types of games during the middle of the 19th century, and continued until the end of 20th century.Case : 015,
Main case:
Case 015: BΓ i Tα»i and Liuhoo
Related case 09, 010: Mahjong Cards in Hong Kong.