比手畫刀

Chinese

		side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	hand; convenient; ‑er	draw; picture; painting	knife
trad. (比手畫刀)		比	手	畫	刀
simp. (比手画刀)		比	手	画	刀

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pí-chhiú-ōa-to

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-chhiú-ōa-to
    • Tâi-lô: pí-tshiú-uā-to
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pychiwoaxdoy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ua²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/

Idiom

比手畫刀

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gesticulate; to make gestures

Synonyms

• 指手畫腳／指手画脚 (zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo)
• (Hokkien) 比手弄跤, 比手畫跤／比手画跤