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Chinese
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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
Idiom
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
也没有可以对中国人民颐指气使的教师爷 - yě méiyǒu kěyǐ duì zhōngguó rénmín yízhǐqìshǐ de jiàoshī yé
- There is also no such a tutor who can speak disdainfully toward Chinese people
今遜等有地千里，有祿萬鍾，頤指氣使，無不隨順。
今逊等有地千里，有禄万钟，颐指气使，无不随顺。 - From: 唐．元稹《追封李遜等母制》
- Jīn xùn děng yǒu dì qiānlǐ, yǒu lù wànzhōng, yízhǐqìshǐ, wúbù suíshùn.
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公卿頤指氣使，果然鼠憑社貴，真個狐藉虎威，好氣勢也呵！
公卿颐指气使，果然鼠凭社贵，真个狐借虎威，好气势也呵！ - From: 明．朱鼎《玉鏡臺記》第二八齣
- Gōngqīng yízhǐqìshǐ, guǒrán shǔpíngshèguì, zhēn ge hújièhǔwēi, hǎo qìshì yě hē!
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