Fingers in Tâi-gí

Have you ever taken a close look at your fingers? Are they beautiful or ugly? In fact, an ugly finger is the ring finger in Tâi-g. This week, we’ll learn how to name our fingers in Tâi-gí.

●Words to know:

1. 大頭拇 tuā-thâu-bú (n.) thumb

2. 二指 jī-tsáinn (n.) index finger

3. 中指 tiong-tsáinn (n.) middle finger

4. 䆀指 bái-tsáinn (n.) ring finger

5. 尾指 bué-tsáinn (n.) pinky finger

6. 手指頭仔 tshiú-tsíng-thâu-á (n.) fingers (hand)

●Idiom of the week:

五肢指頭仔伸出來無平長。

Gōo ki tsíng-thâu-á tshun--tshut-lâi bô pênn tn̂g.

(When you hold out all five fingers, they are not all the same length.)