指手畫腳 — zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3 — Chinese Dictionary

🔍

指

手

畫

腳

指

手

畫

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

指

手

畫

腳

As word

1

zhi³

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)/to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily

2

shou³

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)/to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily

3

hua⁴

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)/to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily

4

jiao³

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)/to explain by waving one's hands/to criticize or give orders summarily