比手畫腳 [－－画脚]

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Pinyin bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to gesticulate
  2. to make lively gestures (while talking)
  3. also written 比手劃腳|比手划脚
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    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
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    比手画脚
    比手畫腳
    bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
    • to illustrate with the help of gestures