ladder lottery

Noun

 * 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).

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 畫鬼腳
 * Mandarin: 鬼腳圖
 * Japanese: あみだくじ
 * Korean: 사다리타기,
 * Russian: