yí zhǐ

Traditional: 頤指

颐指 (yí zhǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to order with the chin; to indicate what one wants by facial gesture”.

Meanings

  1. 1to order with the chin
  2. 2to indicate what one wants by facial gesture

Characters in 颐指

颐yí · (literary) chin; jaw指zhǐ · finger

Related words

指finger指纹fingerprint戒指(finger) ring指控accusation指望to count on; to hope for手指finger指挥to conduct指挥官commander指导to guide; to direct; to instruct指示to point out指甲fingernail指令to order; to command

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