little finger; pinky
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
little finger; pinky
informalColloquial variant of 小指. Literally means 'little thumb', though anatomically distinct from the thumb (大拇指). Commonly used in everyday speech to refer to the fifth digit.
Tā她
de的
xiǎo小
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
shàng上
dài戴
zhe着
yī一
méi枚
jīng精
zhì致
de的
jiè戒
zhi指
。
She wears an exquisite ring on her pinky.
Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
nòng弄
shāng伤
le了
xiǎo小
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
，
téng疼
de得
zhí直
liě咧
zuǐ嘴
。
He accidentally injured his little finger and grimaced from the pain.
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Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
yuē约
dìng定
shí时
xǐ喜
huan欢
yòng用
xiǎo小
mǔ拇
zhǐ指
lā拉
gōu钩
。
Children like to make pinky promises when making agreements.