頤指氣使

Chinese
chin; cheek to command; to order temperament; attitude to command; to order
trad. (頤指氣使) 頤 指 氣 使
simp. (颐指气使) 颐 指 气 使
Literally: “to command others with facial expressions”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

頤指氣使

  1. 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
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