粵

抽cau1簽cim1

simp抽签
cau1 cim1chōu qiān

English

  1. to draw lots
  2. to draw lots to divine ----
  3. to draw lots to aid decision making when confronted with a difficult problem (e.g. in determining how to assign roles/responsibilities among a group)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺寺廟中抽取刻有記號嘅竹籤,對應籤文,以占卜吉凶;求籤
  2. 難以解決或分配嘅時候,喺物件上做暗號,再從中抽取嚟決定

Examples

  • 来抽签决定谁先走吧。

    Let's draw lots to decide who goes first.

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  • 佢哋抽籤決定邊個走先。

    They drew lots to decide who would go first.

  • 我哋抽簽決定邊個打龍門。

    Let us draw lots to determine who will be the goalkeeper.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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