比手划脚

比手劃腳
bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo
  1. to gesticulate
  2. to make lively gestures (while talking)
  3. also written 比手画脚

CEDICT

alternative form of 比手畫腳 /比手画脚 (bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 比 bǐ
  1. to compare
  2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
  3. ratio
  4. to gesture
  5. (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
2 手 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻
3 划 huà
  1. to delimit
  2. to transfer
  3. to assign
  4. to plan
  5. to draw (a line)
  6. stroke of a Chinese character
4 脚 jiǎo
  1. foot
  2. leg (of an animal or an object)
  3. base (of an object)
  4. classifier for kicks

classifiers: 雙, 隻

Related entries

指指点点 zhǐzhǐdiǎndiǎn
  1. to gesticulate
  2. to point out
  3. to point the finger of blame
揶 yé
  1. to gesticulate
  2. to play antics
比手画脚 bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo
  1. to gesticulate
  2. to make lively gestures (while talking)
  3. also written 比手划脚
比划 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