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 | ||
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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
- 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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