猜拳

Chinese

to guess fist
simp. and trad.
(猜拳)
alt. forms 縈拳萦拳 Hakka

Etymology

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

Pronunciation


Verb

猜拳

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

Synonyms

  • (drinking game):
    • 划拳 (huáquán)
    • (Min Nan) 喝拳, (rǎng)
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