Meanings
nounChinese finger trap (plural Chinese finger traps)
plural Chinese finger traps
- A gag toy, used to play practical jokes, that traps the victim's fingers in both ends of a small cylinder woven from bamboo.
Synonyms: Chinese finger puzzle, Chinese handcuffs, Chinese thumb cuff, fingercuffs
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA gag toy, used to play practical jokes, that traps the victim's fingers in both ends of a small cylinder woven from bamboo.
Translations
Finnish kiinalainen sormilukko
- kiinalainen sormilukkogag toy
German Fingerfalle
- Fingerfallegag toy
Italian trappola cinese
- trappola cinesegag toy
Russian китайская ловушка для пальцев
- китайская ловушка для пальцев (kitajskaja lovuška dlja palʹcev)gag toy
Spanish atrapanovios
- atrapanoviosgag toy
Swedish bondfångare, fingerfälla
- bondfångaregag toy
- fingerfällagag toy
- kinesisk fingerfällagag toy
Cite this entry
APA
Chinese finger trap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20finger%20trap
MLA
“Chinese finger trap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20finger%20trap. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese finger trap,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20finger%20trap.
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