手痕
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Chinese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
hand | mark | ||
---|---|---|---|
simp. and trad. (手痕) |
手 | 痕 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
手痕
- mark made from lines on the hand; fingerprint or handprint
- (literary) handwriting
Synonyms[edit]
- (fingerprint):
Etymology 2[edit]
hand | itchy | ||
---|---|---|---|
simp. and trad. (手痕) |
手 | 痕 | |
Literally: “itchy hands”. |
Compare English itchy feet, a similar usage of “itchy” to mean “restless”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
手痕 (Cantonese)
- having restless hands; having an urge to fiddle with things
References[edit]
- 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “手痕”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary][1], volume 2 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 148
- “Entry #1064”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.