蘭花指

Chinese

		orchid, especially cymbidium	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
trad. (蘭花指)		蘭花	指
simp. (兰花指)		兰花	指
Literally: “orchid fingers”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lánhuāzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lánhuāzhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lánhuajhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: lan²-hua¹-chih³
    • Yale: lán-hwā-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanhuajyy
    • Palladius: ланьхуачжи (lanʹxuačži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

蘭花指

1. (originally opera) A hand gesture, where the tip of the thumb gently touches the distal part of the middle finger and the remaining fingers are slightly flexed, making the hand resembling the petals of an orchid flower. It is considered a sign of grace and femininity.