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豎中指

简竖中指 · 繁豎中指

Mandarin · pinyin shù zhōng zhǐ

to give the middle finger

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豎: Look up this written character
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
竖: shù · perpendicular, vertical; erect

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4–1–3 · shu4 zhong1 zhi3

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verb

(verb-object) to give the middle finger

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