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Today, we explore the idiom 「點指莋腳」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Describes the use of gestures while speaking. It is often used to describe speaking in a casual and unrestrained manner, or giving instructions or criticisms rashly. Same as “pointing fingers and feet”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

diǎn zhǐ jí jiǎo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dim2 ji2 jok6 geuk3

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