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  • #1 May 31, 2011

    My sister told me it, she said all of her friends say it is. A few weeks ago during 4th period my classmates kept doing the gesture at me and I was confused. They told me "Doesn't the pinky mean the middle finger in China?" I wasn't sure because I'm not Chinese. So what does the pinky actually mean in China?

  • #2 May 31, 2011

    All I know is don't do the middle finger in China and not expect anyone to punch you.

  • #3 May 31, 2011

    I was told that when I was 7 on the schoolyard, but I am pretty sure we were just making stuff up. I know in Europe our peace sign means the finger.

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  • #4 May 31, 2011

    no.The middle finger is the middle finger everywhere.

  • #5 May 31, 2011

    Obscene Gestures.

    Couldn't find anything specifically relaying the pinky finger as an obscene gesture or much of anything for the pinky specifically, but you may find this interesting.

  • #7 May 31, 2011

    Let me explain this to you. It mostly applies in the UK

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    If the hand is reversed, with the knuckles facing away from the person making the gesture, then it is considered an insult (At least here)

    Taking info from wikipedia:

    That is also victory.

    Give someone the finger in the UAE, and you get thrown in jail. Seriously.

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  • #8 Jun 23, 2013

    The pinky finger is the Chinese middle finger and the use the (long) middle finger to point at stuff and the pinky is the middle finger so it different!

  • #9 Jun 24, 2013

    The pinky finger is the Chinese middle finger and the use the (long) middle finger to point at stuff and the pinky is the middle finger so it different!

    But the pinky is not in the middle! Amateurs...
    Oh well. I means the F word, supposedly.

  • #10 Jun 24, 2013

    Apparently the "middle finger" thing originated from the medieval times when people would cut off archers middle fingers to make it difficult for them to load there bows
    When an archer saw an enemy, he would show said enemy his middle finger was intact, then he would load up his bow and fire at the enemy.
    There "middle finger" (or pinky finger, more to the point) thing was probably not for the same reason as our equivalent.

  • #11 Jun 24, 2013

    A middle finger is a middle finger and a pinky is a pinky

  • #12 Jun 24, 2013

    Okay. It most certainly does NOT mean the rude finger in China. The Chinese equivalent of this symbol is a fist balled up with the thumb between the middle and index fingers.

    Also, the Chinese use their index finger to point; like everyone else...

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