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指手畫腳

zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3

zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3

to gesticulate while talking; to have an animated conversation

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 272,000

指手畫腳 / 指手画脚

指 zi2 zhi3 {zhi2} {zhi1} - finger; point; intentions; indicate
手 sau2 shou3 - hand
畫 waak6 waa6*2 waa6 hua4 - draw; painting, picture
腳 goek3 jue2 jiao3 - foot; feet

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

This word was added by tym on 26th Dec 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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