手舞足蹈

手舞足蹈
shǒudǎo

lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom)

5 meanings
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom)

    • He was so happy that he danced with his hands and feet.

  2. verb

    fig. to dance about

  3. verb

    to express one's feelings in body language

  4. verb

    to gesture animatedly

  5. verb

    (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.

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