比手畫腳

Chinese

 
side by side; compare; to gesture
side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio
hand; convenient; ‑er draw; picture; painting role; foot; base
trad. (比手畫腳) 比 手 畫 腳
simp. (比手画脚) 比 手 画 脚
alternative forms 比手劃腳/比手划脚

Pronunciation


Idiom

比手畫腳

  1. to use movement of either the hands or of some other body limb in order to supplement that which can not be expressed in words; to use sign language; to communicate by using hand gestures
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