指手劃腳 — zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3 — Chinese Dictionary

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指

手

劃

腳

指

手

劃

腳

Definitions4 characters

zhi³ shou³ hua⁴ jiao³

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily/also written 指手畫腳 and 指手画脚

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

指

手

劃

腳

As word

1

zhi³

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily/also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚

2

shou³

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily/also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚

3

hua⁴

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily/also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚

4

jiao³

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily/also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚