Learn more about 颐指气使
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture/arrogant and bossy |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
颐
|
cheek / lower cheek / chin / jaw / to nourish | |
|
指
|
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end | |
|
气
|
gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi | |
|
使
|
to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger |
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