指桑骂槐 zhǐsāngmàhuái to scold indirectly Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 指桑骂槐 指桑罵槐 zhǐsāngmàhuái to scold indirectly (idiom) to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; to scold someone indirectly or make oblique accusations; to attack someone by pretending to criticize someone else Frequency Written text 0.237 per million Cross-References Synonym 含沙射影 hánshāshèyǐng指鸡骂狗 zhǐjīmàgǒu对着和尚骂贼秃 duìzhehéshangmàzéitū Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
指桑骂槐 指桑罵槐 zhǐsāngmàhuái to scold indirectly (idiom) to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; to scold someone indirectly or make oblique accusations; to attack someone by pretending to criticize someone else Frequency Written text 0.237 per million Cross-References Synonym 含沙射影 hánshāshèyǐng指鸡骂狗 zhǐjīmàgǒu对着和尚骂贼秃 duìzhehéshangmàzéitū Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
