Word information
Simplified颐指气使
Traditional頤指氣使
Pinyinyí zhǐ qì shǐ
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Chinese word dictionary
颐指气使
yí zhǐ qì shǐ · lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy
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