Definition
猜拳 is a traditional Chinese drinking game where two players simultaneously throw hand gestures (similar to rock-paper-scissors) and the loser must drink. It's a separable verb (离合词): the verb 猜 can be separated from the object 拳 by measure words, duration, or other elements — for example, 猜一次拳 ('play one round') or 猜了三拳 ('played three rounds'). You can also say 跟他猜拳 ('play the game with someone').
v.o.
to play the finger-guessing drinking game (morra)
Examples
- 猜拳。Wǒmen yìqǐ lái cāi quán ba.Let's play the finger-guessing game together.
- ,。Tāmen cāi le sān quán, jiéguǒ tā shū le.They played three rounds of the game, and he ended up losing.
- ,猜拳。Měi cì chīfàn de shíhou, tāmen dōu yào cāi quán.Every time they eat, they play the finger-guessing game.
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