指桑罵槐

zi2 song1 maa6 waai4

lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree · fig. to scold sb indirectly · to make oblique accusations (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree
  2. fig. to scold sb indirectly
  3. to make oblique accusations (idiom)

Written Forms

指桑罵槐Traditional · Main Form
指桑骂槐Alternate Form

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