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Action description

Straighten one thumb and hold it in place. Straighten the other index finger, point downwards, place it above the thumb then shake several times. The sign mimics the action of teachers disciplining students with a pointer.

Example sentence

He can even cut a key. He tries everything. He didn't go to school but he is not stupid. He learns everything I taught him. He is really smart and he even does more research by himself. He is great.
I was in the first grade when I was 8 years old. When I was 11, the air raids came. Study? No I was in Tainan. My teacher was Japanese. My school was in Tainan. I went to Tainan for study.
(Schools) had taught (sign language). But what schools taught was different. I was in the third grade when Japan occupied Taiwan. After Japan surrendered, I went to school and studied until I was the sixth grade. Schools had taught sign language. My school was in Tainan.
Everything is gone. Ms. Wu's family started to lose their money and they had to sell their houses. Her family was quite rich in the Baihe District because she was a teacher.

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