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指着和尚骂秃子
zhǐ​zhe​hé​shang​mà​tū​zi

to criticize obliquely

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
指着和尚骂秃子 指著和尚罵禿子 zhǐ​zhe​hé​shang​mà​tū​zi
to criticize obliquely
(idiom) to insult indirectly or criticize someone obliquely; literally "to point at a monk while cursing a bald man"