指手劃腳 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
  2. to criticize or give orders summarily
  3. also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚

CHARACTERS

指 zhǐ
HSK 4
finger, toe; point, indicate
手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
劃 huà divide, mark off, lay boundary
腳 jiǎo foot; base, leg, foundation