shǒu wǔ zú dǎo

手舞足蹈 (shǒu wǔ zú dǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); fig. to dance about; to express one's feelings in body language”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to dance about
  3. 3to express one's feelings in body language
  4. 4to gesture animatedly
  5. 5(TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs

Characters in 手舞足蹈

手shǒu · hand舞wǔ · to dance足jù · excessive蹈dǎo · to tread on

Related words

手hand舞to dance凶手murderer选手athlete手术(surgical) operation手机cell phone; mobile phone跳舞to dance足够enough; sufficient舞蹈dance (performance art)杀手killer分手to part company舞台(lit. and fig.) stage; arena

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