Culture Build Up: The Ring Finger

Learn Mandarin With Me! (Music Version) -- Extra Study Materials

 

 

 

Culture Build Up!

Why is the wedding ring worn on the fourth finger?

The Chinese gives a beautiful explanation to this.

 

 

The thumb represents your parents.

The index finger represents your siblings.

The middle finger represents yourself.

The ring finger represents your life partner.

The little finger/pinky represents your children.

 

 

Hold your hands together like the picture.

Join your middle fingers back-to-back, and the remaining fingers tip-to-tip.

Now, try to separate your thumbs.

They will separate because your parents are not destined to live with you forever.

 

 

Rejoin your thumbs and separate your index fingers.

They will separate because your siblings will have their own families and lead their own lives.

 

 

Rejoin your index fingers and separate your little fingers/pinkies.

They will separate because your children will grow up, get married, and settle down.

 

 

Rejoin your little fingers/pinkies and try to separate your ring finger.

They will not be able to separate because your life partner is meant to be with you throughout your entire life, through thick and thin.

 

Published & Edited: 17.01.2013, 10:30 pm

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nunchii #1
ouo jiejie I have a question.

Do you know a song-- I only remember the MV, the MV is a girl and a boy, they're a couple of mannquins (or however you spell that) and every day they only get one hour of freedom.
Then the male gets broken and the female uses *that* one hour every day to try to find him and does.

I remember it's a female singer and her surname is Chan...which does not help...
ChaeWon1stShipper #2
Ssaem will there be Wolf? XD
Blueflower740 #3
Chapter 12: we say colour the same in Thai, like grey would be: See Tao hahhaha (^_^)
Blueflower740 #4
Chapter 7: i was born in 1998 Jan - so that means in 17? WOW! same age as Zelo ~ AHAHHAHAAH
Blueflower740 #5
Chapter 6: awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i saw this in a drama once!
rektbyfx #6
Chapter 6: Omgggggggg , so sweeeet
leaderblankkymp #7
Chapter 34: in indonesia it was called shio or somethign-_- i remember being a tiger.. my mom was dog.. my sister dragon.. my father monkey.. but the cycle changed every chinese new year instead of the new year we usually celebrate..my sister and cousin were born in the same year (2001) , but my sister was the tail of the dragon and my cousin was the head of the snake because my sister was born before the chinese new year.. it was confusing-____-
leaderblankkymp #8
Chapter 36: baby don't cry!! after that, can you post about exo's peterpan? that song just got stuck in my head, i don't know what's the meaning, but i feel touched listening to it(?)
nutellaxx #9
Chapter 36: It's up to you, authornim!
WhiteVixenn #10
Chapter 34: OMG I quickly searched for Bacon and Deerhan's zodiac sign. Hahah. Were matched!! Kekeke. HAHAHAHH.

Well I've heard about that story too. The rat tricked the cat, that's why the cat is banished. Or what? Hehh.
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