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指手畫腳

zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo

ㄓˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Simplified 指手画脚

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  1. 1to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
  2. 2to explain by waving one's hands
  3. 3to criticize or give orders summarily
Example

不要讓她對你指手畫腳。

búyào ràng tā duì nǐ zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo

Don't let yourself be bossed around by her.

Keep 指手畫腳 and it comes back until you know it.

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