指手畫腳 (zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3 | zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3) : to gesticulate while talking; to have an animated conversation

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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

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

指手畫腳 / 指手画脚

This word has been viewed 1500 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 26th Dec 2004 15:30 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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指 zi2 - finger; point to; refer to; depend on
手 sau2 - hand
畫 waak6 waa2 waa6 - draw; paint; drawing
腳 goek3 - foot, feet

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