finger-guessing game; drinking game
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to play the finger-guessing game (a drinking game)
colloquialA traditional Chinese drinking game where two players simultaneously extend a number of fingers while guessing the total sum; the loser drinks. Also known as 划拳 or 猜拳.
Tā他
men们
zài在
jiǔ酒
zhuō桌
shàng上
mǔ拇
zhàn战
，
shū输
de的
rén人
yào要
hē喝
yī一
bēi杯
。
They played the finger-guessing game at the dinner table, and the loser had to drink a cup.
Mǔ拇
zhàn战
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
jiǔ酒
wén文
huà化
de的
yī一
bù部
fèn分
。
The finger-guessing game is part of traditional Chinese drinking culture.
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Tā他
mǔ拇
zhàn战
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.