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Definition 2024

划拳

划拳

Chinese

		to row	fist
simp. and trad. (划拳)		划	拳
alt. forms		豁拳搳拳

Verb

划拳

to play a game in which the participant guesses the figures the opponent will express with fingers, often as a drinking game

Synonyms

猜拳 (cāiquán)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huáquán

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waa⁴ kyun⁴, waa¹ kyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huáquán
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwachyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waa⁴ kyun⁴, waa¹ kyun⁴
  - Yale: wàh kyùhn, wā kyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁴ kyn⁴, waa¹ kyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɑː²¹ kʰyːn²¹/, /wɑː⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹/