颐指风使 yí zhǐ fēng shǐ

bossy and arrogant; order people with gestures

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
  2. 2. arrogant and bossy

Characters

Character Meaning
颐 yí
chin; jaw; cheek
指 zhǐ HSK 4
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; finger
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
使 shǐ HSK 4
to make; to cause; to enable