finger-guessing drinking game; playing the mora game
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to play the finger-guessing drinking game
informalA traditional Chinese drinking game, often accompanied by lively chanting. The variants "豁拳" (huá quán) and "搳拳" (huá quán) are less common in modern usage.
Jiǔ酒
zhuō桌
shang上
，
tā他
men们
xìng兴
zhì致
bó勃
bó勃
de地
huá划
qǐ起
quán拳
lái来
。
At the dinner table, they enthusiastically started playing the finger-guessing game.
Wǒ我
men们
lái来
huá划
quán拳
，
shū输
le了
de的
rén人
hē喝
jiǔ酒
！
Let's play the mora game; the loser has to drink!
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Huá划
quán拳
xíng行
lìng令
shì是
chuán传
tǒng统
jiǔ酒
wén文
huà化
de的
yī一
bù部
fèn分
。
Playing finger-guessing games and issuing drinking commands are part of traditional drinking culture.
Tā他
huá划
quán拳
de的
jì技
shù术
hěn很
hǎo好
，
hěn很
shǎo少
shū输
。
He is very skilled at the finger-guessing game and rarely loses.