| 指手画脚 |
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo |
to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily |
| 指 |
zhǐ |
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end |
| 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 |
| 画 |
huà |
to draw; to paint / picture; painting (CL:幅,张) / to draw (a line) (variant of 划) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划) |
| 脚 |
jiǎo |
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:双,只 / classifier for kicks |
| 脚 |
jué |
role (variant of 角) |