Meaning of rock paper scissors | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
uncountable
Any situation where strategies are not transitive, meaning each strategy is strong against some strategies and weak against others in a loop such that there is no universally best option.
broadly, uncountable

العربية حَجَر وَرَق مِقَصّ حَجَر وَرَقَة مِقَصّ

Čeština kámen, nůžky, papír

Deutsch Ching, Chang, Chong Klick, Klack, Kluck Schere, Stein, Papier

Español cachipún piedra, papel o tijera yan ken po

Français chifoumi pierre-feuille-ciseaux

Bahasa Indonesia suit

Italiano carta, forbice, sasso morra cinese

日本語じゃんけんじゃんけんぽんじゃん拳

한국어 가위바위보 가위주먹 돌가위보

Nederlands blad-steen-schaar schaar steen papier steen, papier, schaar

Português joquempô pedra-papel-tesoura

Русский ка́мень, но́жницы, бума́га

ไทย เป่ายิ้งฉุบ

Türkçe taş kâğıt makas

Tiếng Việt kéo búa bao oẳn tù tì xù xì

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.