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Chinese[edit]
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chin; cheek
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to command; to order
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temperament; attitude
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to command; to order
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trad. (頤指氣使)
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頤
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指
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氣
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使
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simp. (颐指气使)
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颐
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指
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气
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使
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Literally: “to command others with facial expressions”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
頤指氣使
- to be arrogant; to be contemptuous
也沒有可以對中國人民頤指氣使的教師爺 [MSC, trad.]
也没有可以对中国人民颐指气使的教师爷 [MSC, simp.]- yě méiyǒu kěyǐ duì zhōngguó rénmín yízhǐqìshǐ de jiàoshī yé [Pinyin]
- There is also no such a tutor who can speak disdainfully toward Chinese people