粵

拇mou5指zi2

mou5 zi2mǔ zhǐ

English

  1. thumb
  2. thumb
  3. big toe

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 隻手下垂嗰時最前嗰隻手指;同其他四隻畀虎口隔住嘅手指(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 好多人都用拇指撳電話。

    Many people use their thumbs to control their mobile phones.

  • 人的手有五个手指: 拇指、食指、中指、无名指和小指。

    The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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