In ancient times the emperor had 3000 concubines, and they would bet on "who the emperor would take to bed tonight ...." Many Chinese have heard people arguing on the street using the expression: "I'll bet you--and if I lose I'll cut off my head and give it to you."
一句「我們打賭，賭輸了頭給你！」之類的誑語，大概是很多中國人從小跟人爭辯時最常衝口而出的話，賭的意識早已悄悄在中華民族潛意識中生根了。