duì​zhe​hé​shang​mà​zéi​tū

[vulgar] to criticize by insinuation

Senses

对着和尚骂贼秃/ 對著和尚罵賊禿 duì​zhe​hé​shang​mà​zéi​tū [vulgar] to criticize by insinuation

to insult or criticize someone indirectly by aiming the abuse at a third party; literally "to stand in front of a monk and curse a 'bald-headed bandit'"

References

synonym 对着和尚骂贼秃/對著和尚罵賊禿 指桑骂槐/指桑罵槐