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Open one hand with the palm facing inwards. Place the hand laterally above your forehead. Move the hand slightly downwards to the front of your forehand while curving all fingers close together. This sign indicates forehead wrinkles.

Example sentence

I am the youngest and Lao Wang is the oldest. Dr. Li is the second oldest. Lao Wang is 84 years old; Lao Li is 79 and I am 77.
I give her things a lot…pretty…not anymore because her face is filled with wrinkles now. She's old. Why? Because she doesn't have any money, and if you don't have money for a long time it wears you down.

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