指指點點

指指点点
zhǐzhǐdiǎndiǎn
  1. to gesticulate
  2. to point out
  3. to point the finger of blame

CEDICT

  1. to gesticulate; to gesture; to point
  2. to nitpick; to overly criticise; to dictate to
  3. to point out; to indicate

Wiktionary

在人背後批評、說閒話。《文明小史．第五二回》：「有些外國人多在那裡指指點點的說笑他，饒鴻生也顧不得這許多。」也作「指指戳戳」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 在人背後批評、說閒話
  2. 指出；表明
  3. 挑剔，吹毛求疵

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 指 zhǐ
  1. finger
  2. to point at or to
  3. to indicate or refer to
  4. to depend on
  5. to count on
  6. (of hair) to stand on end
2 指點 zhǐdiǎn
  1. to point out
  2. to indicate
  3. to give directions
  4. to show how (to do sth)
  5. to censure
  6. to pick at
3 點 diǎn
  1. to touch briefly; to tap
  2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
  3. to order (food etc); to select
  4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
  5. to hint at; to imply
  6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
  7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
  8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
  9. point; dot; spot; speck
  10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  11. (math.) decimal point
  12. point in time or space
  13. (after a number) o'clock
  14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
  15. classifier for small amounts

Related entries

揶 yé
  1. to gesticulate
  2. to play antics
比手劃腳 bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo
  1. to gesticulate
  2. to make lively gestures (while talking)
  3. also written 比手畫腳
比手畫腳 bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo
  1. to gesticulate
  2. to make lively gestures (while talking)
  3. also written 比手劃腳
比劃 bǐhua
  1. to gesture
  2. to gesticulate
  3. to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher
  4. to fight
  5. to come to blows
指示 zhǐshì
  1. to point out
  2. to indicate
  3. to instruct
  4. directives
  5. instructions

classifier: 個

等到指示燈變成綠色。

Wait till the light turns green.

Source: Tatoeba

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