颐指气使

Traditional: 頤指氣使

yí zhǐ qì shǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

What does 颐指气使 mean?

颐指气使 (yí zhǐ qì shǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

2arrogant and bossy

Character breakdown

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颐yí(literary) chin; jaw · (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect 指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 气qìgas; air · smell 使shǐto make · to cause

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颐指气使

yí zhǐ qì shǐ

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