“扺(抵)掌而谈”别解

The Another Explanation of zhizhangertan (扺掌而谈)

“ (抵)”有“持,握”义。成语“ (抵)掌而谈”不是拍着巴掌交谈,也不是打着手势谈话,而是拉(握)着手交谈。

This paper considers that zhi(扺) has the meaning of “hold”(持,握). The meaning of the idiom zhizhangertan (扺掌而谈) is neither “slap one's hands while talking ”,nor “make a gesture while talking ”,It is “clap hands while talking”.