指手劃腳

简 指手划脚 · 繁 指手劃腳
Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

Meanings

  1. variant of 指手畫腳 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
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指
zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
手
shǒu · hand
劃
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腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
划
huà · to row or paddle boat; to scratch
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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Mandarin tones

3–3–4–3 · zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3

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zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3

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指手劃腳 · zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3
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Exact source record指手劃腳 指手划脚 [zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3] /variant of 指手畫腳|指手画脚[zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3]/