ring finger; fourth finger
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
ring finger; fourth finger
colloquialA colloquial term for the ring finger, derived from counting the thumb as the first finger. Used in informal speech and some dialects.
Tā他
de的
sì四
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
shàng上
dài戴
zhe着
yī一
méi枚
yín银
jiè戒
zhi指
。
He wears a silver ring on his ring finger.
Wǔ五
gè个
shǒu手
zhǐ指
tou头
，
dà大
mǔ拇
gē哥
shì是
lǎo老
dà大
，
xiǎo小
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
shì是
lǎo老
yāo幺
，
sì四
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
āi挨
zhe着
zhōng中
zhǐ指
。
Of the five fingers, the thumb is the eldest, the pinky is the youngest, and the ring finger sits next to the middle finger.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Wǒ我
sì四
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
de的
guān关
jié节
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
niǔ扭
shāng伤
le了
。
I accidentally sprained the joint of my ring finger.