指手划脚 in English zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to gesticulate while talking (idiomatic expression); to explain by waving one's hands
  • to criticize or give orders summarily
  • also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚

Simplified Characters

指 手 划 脚

Traditional Characters

指 手 劃 腳

Pinyin

zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

指zhi3finger 手shou3hand 划hua4to row 脚jiao3foot