Tichu is the trade name for what appears to be a variant of ' Choi Dai Di' (Hong Kong slang: 'Step on the little guy') or 'Da Lao Er' (Mandarin slang: 'Big penis') combined with 'Zheng Fen' ('Competing for Points'). Teams work to accumulate points the first team to reach a predetermined score (usually 1,000 points) is the winner.
Tichu is a multi-genre card game primarily a shedding game that includes elements of Bridge and Poker played between two teams of two players each.