指桑骂槐
指桑骂槐
zhǐ sāng mà huái
lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; fig. to scold sb indirectly; to make oblique accusations (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 指桑罵槐
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- (verb, idiom) lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree
- fig. to scold sb indirectly
- to make oblique accusations (idiom)
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