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Meaning of rock paper scissors | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
    uncountable
  2. 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

Equivalents

العربية حَجَر وَرَق مِقَصّ حَجَر وَرَقَة مِقَصّ حجرة ورقة مقص
Čeština kámen, nůžky, papír
Deutsch Ching, Chang, Chong Klick, Klack, Kluck Schere, Stein, Papier Schnick Schnack Schnuck
Español cachipún piedra, papel o tijera yan ken po
Français chifoumi pierre-feuille-ciseaux
Հայերեն չինգաչունգ
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 じゃん拳ぽん
한국어 가위바위보 가위주먹 돌가위보 주먹가위
Македонски лист камен ножички
Malti karta, ġebla jew imqass
Nederlands blad-steen-schaar schaar steen papier steen, papier, schaar
Português joquempô pedra-papel-tesoura
Русский ка́мень, но́жницы, бума́га
ไทย เป่ายิ้งฉุบ
Tagalog jak-en-poy
Türkçe taş kâğıt makas
Tiếng Việt kéo búa bao oẳn tù tì xù xì

CEFR level

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

rock partridge rock pigeon rock pipit rock plant rock plover rock poison

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