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颐指
yí​zhǐ

to command with a look

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 颐指气使 yí​zhǐ​qì​shǐ to be bossy
    lit. to order people by pointing one's chin; to be insufferably arrogant or bossy to others by using facial expressions and gestures to signal orders
  • 颐指风使 yí​zhǐ​fēng​shǐ arrogant and bossy
    to order people about by pointing with the chin or using facial gestures; to be overbearing