Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 1, 2009 15:07
15 yrs ago
Chinese term
指毛
Chinese to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
要经常清洁玻璃和门上的指毛
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | finger print/stain |
Adsion Liu
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| 3 +3 | fingerprint |
Shirley Lao
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Proposed translations
+3
10 mins
Adsion Liu
Canada
Canada
Native in Chinese
Works in field
Canada
★★★★★ 5-★ Lingua Services
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Traditional, Simplified)
Works in: English to Chinese, French to Chinese, Spanish to Chinese, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Selected
finger print/stain
In my eyes it not really 毛 here, unless your context is very specific and particular. Suggestions as titled for your selection/tuning. See following for reference.
呢部有指毛（finger print）開機，不過我通常都用來開機時形D。 4. 外面個細mon ，可以打電話，可以改情景模式，來電或SMS 顯示人名。 ...
141hongkong.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=287658 - 75k -
2009年4月1日 ... 但係包野有佢指毛...我個fd會唔會有事? 我個fd乜都冇認比人拉個時係佢個fd拎緊. Law: Drug trafficking. Issue: Does the finger print on that "k" ...
forum3.hkgolden.com/view.aspx?message=1648409 - 12小時前 - 類似網頁
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-04-01 15:19:30 GMT)
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You can select/tune according to your understanding and detailed context. However, I prefer staint here, since it concerns 清洁 instead of 擦试......
呢部有指毛（finger print）開機，不過我通常都用來開機時形D。 4. 外面個細mon ，可以打電話，可以改情景模式，來電或SMS 顯示人名。 ...
141hongkong.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=287658 - 75k -
2009年4月1日 ... 但係包野有佢指毛...我個fd會唔會有事? 我個fd乜都冇認比人拉個時係佢個fd拎緊. Law: Drug trafficking. Issue: Does the finger print on that "k" ...
forum3.hkgolden.com/view.aspx?message=1648409 - 12小時前 - 類似網頁
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-04-01 15:19:30 GMT)
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You can select/tune according to your understanding and detailed context. However, I prefer staint here, since it concerns 清洁 instead of 擦试......
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
6 mins
Shirley Lao
Taiwan
Taiwan
Native in Chinese
Taiwan
In Search of Clarity
Native in: Chinese (Variant: Traditional) 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
fingerprint
I believe this speaker is a Cantonese speaker. In spoken Cantonese, 指毛 means 指紋.
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Note added at 13 mins (2009-04-01 15:20:52 GMT)
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指毛 should be a typo for 指模. In Cantonese, they are pronounced in the same way.
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Note added at 13 mins (2009-04-01 15:20:52 GMT)
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指毛 should be a typo for 指模. In Cantonese, they are pronounced in the same way.
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