zhǐ​shǒu​huà​jiǎo

to gesticulate wildly

  • created reference approved 指手划脚/指手劃腳 → 指手画脚/指手畫腳 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指手划脚 / 指手劃腳 zhǐ​shǒu​huà​jiǎo

    指手画脚 / 指手畫腳 zhǐ​shǒu​huà​jiǎo

    variant

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 指手划脚/指手劃腳 · zhǐ​shǒu​huà​jiǎo · to gesticulate wildly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指手划脚 / 指手劃腳

    zhǐ​shǒu​huà​jiǎo

    to gesticulate wildly

    to wave one's hands about while talking; to explain something by gesticulating

    指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · to point; to refer to 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 划 (literal) → 划/劃 · huà · to gesture 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 指手划脚/指手劃腳 · zhǐ​shǒu​huà​jiǎo · to criticize — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指手划脚 / 指手劃腳

    zhǐ​shǒu​huà​jiǎo

    to criticize

    to make indiscreet remarks or give orders summarily; to find fault with and criticize others behind their backs

    指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · to criticize 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 划 (literal) → 划/劃 · huà · to gesture 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense