- 甩手掌柜 shuǎishǒuzhǎngguì arm-flinging shopkeeperSomeone who tells others what to do but does no work themselves; can also refer to a leader who has the title but avoids all responsibility and doesn't manage anything.
- 甩手掌柜的 shuǎishǒuzhǎngguìde hands-off leaderan arm-flinging shopkeeper; one who acts as a leader or manager in name only, refusing to take responsibility or do any actual work
- 甩手顿脚 shuǎishǒudùnjiǎo to fling one's arms and stamp one's feetto fling one's arms and stamp one's feet as an expression of anger or despair