猜拳

cāiquán
verb #29,353

Meanings

  1. 1 to play finger-guessing game
  2. 2 rock-paper-scissors
  3. 3 morra (drinking game)

Examples

Tāmen cāi quán juédìng shuí xiān hē jiǔ.
They played rock-paper-scissors to decide who drinks first.
Cāiquán shì Zhōngguó cānzhuō shang de chuántǒng yóuxì.
Finger-guessing is a traditional Chinese drinking game.

Tips

culture
Chinese 猜拳 (finger-guessing) at drinking parties is a louder, more vocal game than Western rock-paper-scissors. Players simultaneously extend fingers and shout their guess for the combined total — it is a core part of Chinese banquet culture (文化).

Stroke Order

cāi
quán