抽籤 [－签]

Jyutping cau1 cim1
Pinyin chōu qiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to perform divination with sticks
  2. to draw lots
  3. a ballot (in share dealing)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​神​廟​中​抽取​刻有​記​號​嘅​竹​籤​，​以​占卜​吉凶
    to draw lots to divine
  2. 動詞
    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
    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)
    • 我哋抽簽決定邊個打龍門。
      我哋抽签决定边个打龙门。
      ngo5 dei6 cau1 cim1 kyut3 ding6 bin1 go3 daa2 lung4 mun4.
      Let us draw lots to determine who will be the goalkeeper.
    • 佢哋抽籤決定邊個走先。
      佢哋抽签决定边个走先。
      keoi5 dei6 cau1 cim1 kyut3 ding6 bin1 go3 zau2 sin1.
      They drew lots to decide who would go first.
  3. 參看
    抽簽
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to draw lots; to cast lots; to draw straws
    (syn.) 抓鬮, 抾阄, 抾鬮, 抽鬮, 拈阄, 拈鬮, 抓阄, 抽阄
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #510
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    来抽签决定谁先走吧。
    來抽籤決定誰先走吧。
    lái chōu qiān jué dìng shuí xiān zǒu ba 。
    • Let's draw lots to decide who goes first.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋抽签决定边个走先。
    佢哋抽籤決定邊個走先。
    keoi5 dei6 cau1 cim1 kyut3 ding6 bin1 go3 zau2 sin1.
    • They drew lots to decide who would go first.
  2. Cantonese
    抽签
    抽籤
    cau1 cim1
    • to draw lots
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    抽签
    抽籤
    chōu qiān
    • to draw lots