手指 (sau2 zi2 | shou3 zhi3) : [1] finger [2][港] flash memory stick

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手指

sau2 zi2

shou3 zhi3

[1] finger [2][港] flash memory stick

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 1,730,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

手指

This word has been viewed 4161 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 1st Aug 2004 13:28 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2009 16:28

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Characters in this word:

手 sau2 - hand
指 zi2 - finger; point to; refer to; depend on

13 compounds containing this word:

手指公 - thumb
手指甲 - fingernail
手指尾 - little finger
金手指 - put the finger on; a squealer, one who testifies as a witness
十隻手指有長短 - you sometimes cannot ask for absolute fairness
啜手指 - [v] to suck fingers
勾手指 - holding hands (lit., "linking fingers")
手指紋 - fingerprint; finger-print
手指拗出唔拗入 - help outsiders and not side your own
勾手指尾 - pinkie promise; pinkie swear
手指罅疏 - big spender; sb. who squanders their money away
手指指 - rudely point one's finger at
手指罅 - space between two fingers

Showing all 2 examples containing 手指

手指㔆刺粵
The finger is pricked by a splinter.

聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題粵
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

手紙 sau2 zi2 shou3 zhi3 = toilet paper; toilet tissue 國

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