指手划脚 — “To gesticulate wildly while speaking”
指手划脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gesticulate wildly while speaking”. To make carping criticisms or give unsolicited advice.
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指手划脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 指zhǐ
- 手shǒu
- 划huà
- 脚jiǎo
指手划脚 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 指手划脚
他在发言时总是喜欢指手划脚，显得非常投入
He always likes to gesticulate wildly when speaking, appearing very engaged.
Idioms Related to 指手划脚
Synonyms of 指手划脚
More idioms starting with 指
- zhǐ指yī一shuō说shí十exaggerate a minor issue
- zhǐ指bù不shèng胜lǚ偻too many to count
- zhǐ指bù不shèng胜qū屈too many to count
- zhǐ指bù不shèng胜shù数too numerous to count
- zhǐ指dōng东dǎ打xī西feint east, attack west
- zhǐ指dōng东huà画xī西Beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东huà话xī西talk aimlessly or evasively
- zhǐ指dōng东shuō说xī西Beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东mà骂xī西criticize indirectly
- zhǐ指shì事lèi类qíng情explain principles and illustrate situations
- zhǐ指qīn亲tuō托gù故claim kinship or feign acquaintance
Questions about 指手划脚
- What does 指手划脚 mean?
- 指手划脚 (zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gesticulate wildly while speaking”.
- How do you pronounce 指手划脚?
- 指手划脚 is pronounced zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 指手划脚?
- 用手指，用脚划。形容说话时用手脚示意，也比喻瞎指挥，乱加指点批评。