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屈指一算

Mandarin · pinyin qū zhǐ yī suàn

Meanings

  1. to count on one's fingers
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Characters in this entry

屈
qū · bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch
指
zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
算
suàn · count, calculate, figure; plan
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1–3–1–4 · qu1 zhi3 yi1 suan4

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wat1 zi2 jat1 syun3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to count; to calculate

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