| 手舞足蹈 |
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo |
lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs |
| 手 |
shǒu |
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:双,只 |
| 舞 |
wǔ |
to dance / to wield / to brandish |
| 足 |
jù |
excessive |
| 足 |
zú |
(bound form) foot; leg / sufficient; ample / as much as; fully |
| 蹈 |
dǎo |
to tread on / to trample / to stamp / to fulfill / Taiwan pr. [dao4] |