Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「指手畫腳」 here, with meaning and examples.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「指手畫腳」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Refers to making various movements while speaking. Describes speaking in a presumptuous or complacent manner.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ji2 sau2 wa2/waak6 geuk3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
