Htou-tjyen
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Tujeon () are the traditional playing cards of Korea used in the latter half of the Joseon dynasty. They are also known as tupae ().
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Tujeon () are the traditional playing cards of Korea used in the latter half of the Joseon dynasty. They are also known as tupae ().
==Composition== A deck typically contains forty, sixty or eighty cards: nine numeral cards, and one General (jang), to each suit. In a full eight-suited deck, the suits and their generals are as follows: Man () led by the King Fish () led by the Dragon Crow () led by the Phoenix Pheasant () led by the Falcon Roe deer () led by the Tiger Star () led by the North Star Rabbit () led by the Eagle Horse () led by the Wagon
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