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翹拇指

简翘拇指 · 繁翹拇指

Mandarin · pinyin qiào mǔ zhǐ

to give a thumbs-up

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翹: Look up this written character
拇: mǔ · thumb; big toe
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
翘: qiào · turn up, lift, elevate, raise

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4–3–3 · qiao4 mu3 zhi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kiu4 mou5 zi2

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