rock paper scissors

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

Equivalents

Españolcachipún piedra, papel o tijera yan ken po

Françaischifoumi pierre-feuille-ciseaux

DeutschChing, Chang, Chong Klick, Klack, Kluck Schere, Stein, PapierSchnick Schnack Schnuck

16 more languages

العربيةحَجَر وَرَق مِقَصّ حَجَر وَرَقَة مِقَصّ حجرة ورقة مقص

Češtinakámen, nůžky, papír

Հայերենչինգաչունգ

Bahasa Indonesiasuit

Italianocarta, 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

한국어가위바위보 가위주먹 돌가위보주먹가위

Македонскилист камен ножички

Maltikarta, ġebla jew imqass

Nederlandsblad-steen-schaar schaar steen papier steen, papier, schaar

Portuguêsjoquempô pedra-papel-tesoura

Русскийка́мень, но́жницы, бума́га

ไทยเป่ายิ้งฉุบ

Tagalogjak-en-poy

Türkçetaş kâğıt makas

Tiếng Việtkéo 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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