We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「指東畫西」, explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「指東畫西」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Refers to the hand gestures used when speaking. A metaphor for avoiding the topic and rambling.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhǐ dōng huà xī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ji2 dung1 wa2/waak6 sai1
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