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大拇哥

Mandarin · pinyin dà mǔ gē

thumb
big toe
USB flash drive

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
拇: mǔ · thumb; big toe
哥: gē · elder brother

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4–3–1 · da4 mu3 ge1

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noun

(Mandarin, Eastern Min, colloquial) thumb
(Mainland China, slang) flash drive

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