指手画脚

Traditional: 指手畫腳

zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

Dictionary entry

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

What does 指手画脚 mean?

指手画脚 (zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

2to explain by waving one's hands

3to criticize or give orders summarily

Character breakdown

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指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 画huàto draw; to paint · picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)

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How to pronounce 指手画脚

指手画脚

zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

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