In poker, the Ace of Clubs was the biggest card in the suit, and it also represented the first card of each suit. In most card games, including bridge, it is the highest ranked card. In tarot cards, the Ace of Clubs represented love, emotions, and interpersonal relationships. The Ace was the " Queen's card ", representing power and control. Therefore, the Ace of Clubs might represent the Queen's control and influence in emotions and interpersonal relationships in tarot cards. However, the interpretation of tarot cards varied from person to person. The specific meaning might depend on the individual's situation and the interpretation of the reader.
A deck of cards had 54 cards. The king represented the sun, the king represented the moon, and the remaining 52 cards represented the 52 weeks of the year. There were four kinds of cards: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. They represented the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. There were 13 cards in each color, which meant that each season consisted of 13 weeks. In addition, there were 12 cards, J, Q, and K, which represented 12 months in a year and also symbolized 12 legendary figures. Their patterns were originally different in different countries. The 12 character card patterns in modern poker cards were first used in France in 1827, wearing portraits of the royal palace costumes of Henry VII. For example, the K of Diamonds represented Caesar, and the Q of Spades represented Athena. The poker cards were divided into two colors, red and black. The red card represented day and the black card represented night.
Playing cards had many meanings. Judging from the number of cards, 52 of the 54 cards represented 52 weeks of the year; the big and small kings could represent the sun and the moon respectively. If the big and small kings were counted by one point, the total number of 366 days in the whole deck could symbolize the leap year, and the total number of 365 days by half a point symbolized the ordinary year. In terms of flower colors, the four colors corresponded to the four seasons. Spades represented spring, symbolizing peace; hearts represented summer, symbolizing love or wisdom; diamonds represented autumn, symbolizing wealth; and clubs represented winter, symbolizing happiness or luck. There were 13 cards in each suit, which meant that each season consisted of 13 weeks. The 13 cards in each suit added up to 91 points, symbolizing the 91 days of each season. On the cards, J represented the attendant, Q represented the queen, K represented the king, and A represented the trump card. The J, Q, and K of different colors represented different historical or mythical figures. For example, the J of Spades was Charlemagne's bodyguard, Prince Ogil of Denmark, etc., the Q of Spades was the Greek goddess Athena, and the K of Spades was King David of Israel. Judging from the colors, red and black represented day and night respectively.
In the theory of poker and the Book of Changes, the king could represent the sun. In the case where the Water Margins 54 was made into a poker card, the king was Lu Junyi, and there was also the case where the Mona Lisa was the king. In addition, in the explanation of the calendar, the king plus the card representing 365 days of the year (54 cards minus the big and small kings represented 52 weeks of the year, plus the small king represented 365 days, plus the king represented 366 days of the leap year), under this interpretation system, the king also had a symbolic meaning related to the law of celestial movement.
In some poker games (such as the three public games, etc.), Js, Queens, and Kings were called public cards. Public cards did not count points, 10 was neither a point nor a public card, and A - 9 cards corresponded to 1 - 9 points. In the three public games, the public cards had specific rules in terms of card composition and card size comparison. For example, when comparing the size of the cards, the three public (a combination of three public cards) was the larger card combination.
In poker divination, the king represented the sun and the little king represented the moon. However, it was important to note that poker divination was a folk custom that lacked scientific basis.
In poker divination, the meaning of each card was as follows: - [A: It represents devotion.] - 2. It can indicate having a son or being half-hearted. - 3. It means backing. - 4. It symbolizes all directions. - 5. It represented making a small fortune. - 6. It meant that everything was going smoothly. - 7: Eat. - 8. It represented wealth. - 9: Wine. - 10. It means making a fortune. - J: It means to guard against villains. - Q: On behalf of his female (male) friend. - K: It represents a noble. In addition, the Big Ghost (King) represented the Sun (also known as the "Great Calamity "), the Little Ghost (Little King) represented the Moon, and the remaining 52 cards represented the 52 weeks of the year. The four colors of hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades represented the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each color had 13 cards, indicating that each season had 13 weeks. Hearts represented females, diamonds represented males, clubs represented sympathisers, and spades represented opponents. The meaning of the cards in different divination methods could be interpreted in different ways.
In poker, the king represented the sun, and the little king represented the moon. As for the " identity card " in poker cards, it was a concept in a special way of playing. In the special poker cards such as the big and small king poker cards, there were big and small trump cards and an identity card. The identity card played a special role in the game. It might have a special ability or follow special rules. The specific meaning and play would vary according to different rules and situations.
The English expression for " playing cards " was " play cards."
The following are some common English terms used in playing cards (using mahjong as an example): - * * Mahjong related **: - Mahjong: Mahjong or mah-jongg, a tile in mahjong. - The circle/dots tiles. - The bamboo tiles. - Wan Zi: The character tiles. - The honor tiles (dragon tiles + wind tiles). - * * Basic Terminology **: - "Eat": Chou, meaning to claim a tile to match a sequence. - "Pung" means to claim a tile to match a triad. - "Kong" means to claim a tile for a quad. - He (Hu): Claiming a tile to win. - "The Kitty." - "Chip": counter, chip, or dib. - Side tiles. - "Eat Zhang": drawing. - Discard a tile. - [dealer] - Opponent on the left. - "Next house": Opponent on the right. - Opposite: Opposite sitting opposite to one. - Three players looking for one more player. - [Skipping] - Shuffling the tiles. - "Lian Zhuang": remaining the dealer. - One pair. - One time (in scoring). - A round. - Following suit. - Drawing a useful tile. - "Dutong": waiting for two tiles to win or making two pairs. - Holding up a tile. - "Listen": waiting for the one necessary tile to win. - Dark Bar: Drawing a tile by oneself, making four similar tiles of a kind and putting them face down. - Concealing 3-tiles in order of a kind. - Eight rounds of play. - Lacking a suit. - Robbing a gong. - Solo fishing: waiting for one of the pair to win. - Listening alone: awaiting the only one necessary tile to win. - "Earth Harmony": going out or winning a hand after drawing only one tile. - "tag": fishing or awaiting one's winning tile. - "Duiduihu": winning with all paired tiles or all triplets. - Self-draw: Winning by one's own draw or self-drawn. - To be won by one's left or opposing opponent with the same tile one needs. - Peace: A win without points or a common hand. - Chicken hand. - Grand slam. - "Blossoms on the Bar": Drawing a tile, after a gang, from the end of the wall to win the game or adding glory to the game. - Seven pairs. - All of one suit, flush, or having all tiles in one suit.
The English word for playing cards was Joker, and it was pronounced as/́ d ́ k ́ (r)/.