bǐ shǒu huà jiǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to gesticulate / to make lively gestures (while talking) / also written 比手畫腳|比手画脚
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Original source entry:

比手劃腳 比手划脚 [bi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3] /to gesticulate/to make lively gestures (while talking)/also written 比手畫腳|比手画脚/

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