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頤指風使
简 颐指风使 · 繁 頤指風使Mandarin · pinyin yí zhǐ fēng shǐ
Meanings
- lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- arrogant and bossy
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2–3–1–3 · yi2 zhi3 feng1 shi3
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ji4 zi2 fung1 sai2
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