猜拳

Chinese

to guess fist
trad. (猜拳)
simp. #(猜拳)
alternative forms 縈拳萦拳 Hakka

Etymology

The Hakka pronunciations come from Japanese じゃんけん (janken).

Pronunciation


Verb

猜⫽拳 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to play a game in which the participant guesses the figures the opponent will express with fingers, often as a drinking game
  2. (Taiwanese Hakka) to play rock paper scissors

Synonyms

  • (to play a drinking game): 划拳 (huáquán), 猜枚 (cāiméi); (Yudu Hakka) 發拳发拳; (Hokkien) 喝拳, (rǎng)
  • (to play rock paper scissors):
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