指手画脚 / 指手畫腳
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
Meaning
- to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
- to explain by waving one's hands
- to criticize or give orders summarily
Example sentences
不要让她对你指手画脚。
不要讓她對你指手畫腳。
bú yào ràng tā duì nǐ zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo。
Don't let her boss you around.
他在旁边指手画脚，教大家怎样做。
他在旁邊指手畫腳，教大家怎樣做。
tā zài páng biān zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo， jiào dà jiā zěn yàng zuò。
He gestured and instructed everyone on how to do it.