yí zhǐ qì shǐ

Traditional: 頤指氣使

颐指气使 (yí zhǐ qì shǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
  2. 2arrogant and bossy

Characters in 颐指气使

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