粵

蘭laan4花faa1手sau2

laan4 faa1 sau2lán huā shǒuinferred

English

  1. a hand gesture that only the middle finger touches the thumb; literally: orchid hand

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 中指掂住拇指,其餘三指鬆開嘅手勢;喺宗教儀式、舞蹈或者傳統戲劇等會用,亦係「八」嘅手語

Examples

  • 學友唱歌成日舉蘭花手。

    Jacky Cheung often touches his thumb to his middle finger when he sings.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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