支手舞脚 — “To gesticulate”
支手舞脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gesticulate”. To make extravagant gestures (often when speaking animatedly or to emphasize a point).
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支手舞脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
支手舞脚 Character Breakdown
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奶奶讲故事的时候，总是喜欢支手舞脚，把人物的动作都表演出来。
When Grandma tells stories, she always likes to gesticulate, acting out the characters' movements.
Idioms Related to 支手舞脚
Synonyms of 支手舞脚
More idioms starting with 支
- zhī支fēn分zú族jiě解meticulously dissect and analyze
- zhī支fēn分jié节jiě解analyze in great detail
- zhī支yè叶fú扶shū疏luxuriant branches and leaves
- zhī支yè叶shuò硕mào茂numerous and prosperous descendants
- zhī支wú吾qí其cí词speak evasively
- zhī支wú吾qí其cí辞speak evasively
- zhī支zuǒ左qū屈yòu右archery stance with left arm extended
- zhī支chuáng床dié叠wū屋redundant and superfluous
- zhī支chuáng床dié迭wū屋Redundant repetition
- zhī支zhī支wú吾wú吾speak evasively and hesitantly
- zhī支zhī支wú梧wú梧hesitate and prevaricate
- zhī支lí离yōng拥zhǒng肿fragmented and cumbersome
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What does 支手舞脚 mean?
支手舞脚 (zhī shǒu wǔ jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gesticulate”.
How do you pronounce 支手舞脚?
支手舞脚 is pronounced zhī shǒu wǔ jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 支手舞脚?
犹言指手画脚。