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ladder lottery

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An informal method of decision-making in Asia, based on a series of interlinked descending lines that are followed from the top (where a choice is made) to the bottom (where an outcome is revealed).

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  • Chinese Cantonese: 畫鬼腳 /画鬼脚 (waak6 gwai2 goek3) — method of decision-making
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬼腳圖 /鬼脚图 (guǐjiǎotú) — method of decision-making
  • Japanese: あみだくじ (Amida-kuji) — method of decision-making
  • Korean: 사다리타기 (sadaritagi) — method of decision-making