脚指 [腳指] - variant of 腳趾|脚趾[jiǎo zhǐ] - jiǎo zhǐ | Definition | ChinesePod.com

脚指 (腳指)

jiǎo zhǐ

Pinyin

Definition

脚指 (腳指)

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jiǎo zhǐ

variant of 腳趾|脚趾[jiǎo zhǐ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shǒu zhǐ

1 finger
2 classifier: 个 gè
3 classifier: 只 zhī

zhǐ

1 finger
2 to point at or to
3 to indicate or refer to
4 to depend on
5 to count on
6 (of hair) to stand on end

zhǐ shù

1 (numerical, statistical) index
2 (math.) exponent
3 index
4 exponential (function, growth)

zhǐ jia

1 fingernail

zhōng zhǐ

1 middle finger

Idioms (20)

一弹指顷

yī tán zhǐ qǐng

1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
2 in the twinkling of an eye

了如指掌

liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out

令人发指

lìng rén fà zhǐ

1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles

伸手不见五指

shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ

1 pitch-dark (idiom)

十指不沾阳春水

shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ

1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
2 to lead a pampered life

Sample Sentences

用脚指头想也知道，皇后自己生不出男孩，怎么容许别的妃子生儿子来动摇他的地位呢？母凭子贵，从古时候到现在都没变，当女人好像就是要生个儿子才能巩固自己在婚姻中的地位。

yòng jiǎozhǐtóu xiǎng yě zhīdào ，huánghòu zìjǐ shēng bù chū nánhái ，zěnme róngxǔ biéde fēizi shēng érzi lái dòngyáo tā de dìwèi ne ？mǔpíngzǐguì ，cóng gǔshíhou dào xiànzài dōu méi biàn ，dāng nǚrén hǎoxiàng jiùshì yào shēng gè érzi cáinéng gǒnggù zìjǐ zài hūnyīn zhōng de dìwèi 。

It doesn't take much to work it out, the Empress hasn't been able to give birth to a son, why would she let the son of a concubine threaten her position? Mothers are only important for the sons they give you, that has remained the same from ancient times until the modern day, having a son consolidates a woman's status in her marriage.