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  • n.orchid fingers (a hand gesture in the shape of an orchid flower with the tips of her thumb and middle finger slightly touching and other three fingers spreading to show delicacy and grace)

    • zài jīng jù zhōng shǒu shì biǎo dá zhe bù tóng de qíng gǎn hé xìng gé jīng jù dàn jué de zhè zhǒng shǒu shì jiù jiào zuò lán huā zhǐ

      京剧手势表达不同情感性格京剧旦角这种手势叫做兰花指

      In Peking Opera, finger movements express different emotions and characters. For actresses, this is called "orchid fingers".