指雞罵狗
zhǐ​jī​mà​gǒu

to scold indirectly

  • created reference approved 指鸡骂狗/指雞罵狗 → 指桑骂槐/指桑罵槐 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指鸡骂狗 / 指雞罵狗 zhǐ​jī​mà​gǒu

    指桑骂槐 / 指桑罵槐 zhǐ​sāng​mà​huái

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 指鸡骂狗/指雞罵狗 · zhǐ​jī​mà​gǒu · to scold indirectly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指鸡骂狗 / 指雞罵狗

    zhǐ​jī​mà​gǒu

    to scold indirectly

    (idiom) to point at the chicken while scolding the dog; to criticize someone indirectly rather than confronting them directly

    指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · to point; to refer to 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 骂 (literal) → 骂/罵 · mà · to scold 狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · dog

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

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