颐指
颐指頤指 yí zhǐ ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ji4 zi2
- to order with the chin
- to indicate what one wants by facial gesture
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More words with these characters
颐
- 伙颐伙頤 huǒ yí ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧˊ fo2 ji4 variant of 夥頤|夥颐[huo3 yi2]
- 夥颐夥頤 huǒ yí ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧˊ fo2 ji4 (literary) very many
- 朵颐朵頤 duǒ yí ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄧˊ do2 ji4 (literary) to munch
- 程颐程頤 Chéng Yí ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˊ cing4 ji4 Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar
- 解颐解頤 jiě yí ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄧˊ gaai2 ji4 to smile
- 颐养頤養 yí yǎng ㄧˊ ㄧㄤˇ ji4 joeng5 to nourish
Idioms with these characters
- 大快朵颐大快朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄧˊ daai6 faai3 do2 ji4 (idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (sth)
- 颐性养寿頤性養壽 yí xìng yǎng shòu ㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˋ ji4 sing3 joeng5 sau6 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
- 颐养天年頤養天年 yí yǎng tiān nián ㄧˊ ㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji4 joeng5 tin1 nin4 lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
- 颐指风使頤指風使 yí zhǐ fēng shǐ ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄈㄥ ㄕˇ ji4 zi2 fung1 sai2 lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- 颐指气使頤指氣使 yí zhǐ qì shǐ ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ ji4 zi2 hei3 sai2 lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- 词约指明詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
- 发指眦裂髮指眥裂 fà zhǐ zì liè ㄈㄚˋ ㄓˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ faat3 zi2 zaai6 lit6 hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged
- 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- 莅临指导蒞臨指導 lì lín zhǐ dǎo ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓˇ ㄉㄠˇ lei6 lam4 zi2 dou6 (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
- 令人发指令人髮指 lìng rén fà zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄚˋ ㄓˇ ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2 (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing