Chinese idioms like 「比手劃腳」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「比手劃腳」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Describes the use of gestures to indicate or emphasize one’s tone when speaking.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bei2 sau2 waak6 geuk3
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
