fingertip pad; finger pulp
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the fleshy padded part of the fingertip bearing fingerprint ridges
dialectRefers specifically to the raised, soft pad on the fingertip that contains fingerprint ridges (dermatoglyphics). This is a colloquial term common in northern Chinese dialects. Note: In colloquial speech, often pronounced as 'zhí tou dù r' (with the first syllable becoming second tone).
Tā他
gàn干
huó活
mó磨
pò破
le了
zhǐ指
tou头
dù肚
r儿
。
He rubbed his fingertip pads raw from working.
Hái孩
zi子
zhǐ指
tou头
dù肚
r儿
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
dào道
huá划
shāng伤
。
The child has a scratch on his fingertip pad.
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Zhǐ指
wén纹
jiù就
zhǎng长
zài在
zhǐ指
tou头
dù肚
r儿
shàng上
。
Fingerprints grow right on the fingertip pads.
Tā他
yòng用
zhǐ指
tou头
dù肚
r儿
qīng轻
qīng轻
mō摸
le了
mō摸
bù布
liào料
。
He gently touched the fabric with his fingertip pads.