cannot; unable to; difficult | Word | Taiwan Sing Language Gleaning

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cannot; unable to; difficult

Gesture

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Action description

Make fists with both hands and stack one on top of the other vertically. Scowl as you slightly rotate the upper fist leftward/rightward.

Example sentence

I can’t speak, let alone talking on the phone. So I clap my hands instead, and they get it. If it were other people, they’d be weirded out by the claps when they pick up the phone. That is why I only call them two. Only they know clapping means I’m inviting them over. This is only works for the three of us. It’s our secret signal.
Yes, Ms. Wu asked me if I could be her guarantor. I said no. I remember what she taught me and how kind she was to me but her family is bankrupt. She asked me to be a guarantor? Do you know what a guarantor is? She asked me if I could do that but I couldn't so I told her no. My wife asked me if I signed as Ms. Wu's guarantor and I told my wife that I didn't because I've heard of these things and so I rejected her.

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