扭手扭脚 — “To sway one's body affectedly”
扭手扭脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sway one's body affectedly”. To make affected or unnatural gestures, often appearing overly coy or delicate. Literally, “twist hands twist feet”.
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扭手扭脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
扭手扭脚 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 扭手扭脚
她一向说话大方，今天却扭手扭脚的，不知在耍什么花招。
She usually speaks frankly, but today she's swaying her body affectedly, I wonder what tricks she's playing.
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Synonyms of 扭手扭脚
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- niǔ扭tóu头bié别xiàng项turn head away in displeasure
- niǔ扭niǔ扭niē捏niē捏hesitant and evasive
- niǔ扭nie捏zuò作tài态to act coy or simpering
- niǔ扭shì是wèi为fēi非Twist right into wrong
- niǔ扭qū曲zuò作zhí直distort facts; misrepresent wrong as right
- niǔ扭zhí直zuò作qū曲distort facts and confound right and wrong
- niǔ扭zhuǎn转qián乾kūn坤reverse a desperate situation
- niǔ扭zhuǎn转gàn干kūn坤reverse a hopeless situation
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Open the tool →Questions about 扭手扭脚
What does 扭手扭脚 mean?
扭手扭脚 (niǔ shǒu niǔ jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sway one's body affectedly”.
How do you pronounce 扭手扭脚?
扭手扭脚 is pronounced niǔ shǒu niǔ jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扭手扭脚 literally mean?
Literally, 扭手扭脚 means “twist hands twist feet”. It is used to mean “to sway one's body affectedly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扭手扭脚?
身体左右扭动。形容故作娇媚或有意做作