指桑骂槐
zhǐ​sāng​mà​huái

to scold indirectly

  • created reference approved 指桑骂槐/指桑罵槐 → 含沙射影 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指桑骂槐 / 指桑罵槐 zhǐ​sāng​mà​huái

    含沙射影 hán​shā​shè​yǐng

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 指桑骂槐/指桑罵槐 · zhǐ​sāng​mà​huái · to scold indirectly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指桑骂槐 / 指桑罵槐

    zhǐ​sāng​mà​huái

    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

    指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · to point; to refer to 桑 (literal) → 桑 · sāng · mulberry tree 骂 (literal) → 骂/罵 · mà · to scold 槐 (literal) → 槐 · huái · locust tree

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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