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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)

汉语词典Chinese definitions

指桑骂槐【zhǐ sāng mà huái】

chéng yǔ成语

guǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角de地mà rén骂人

qǐ chū起初hái shi还是zhǐ sāng mà huái指桑骂槐，zhǐ指Dōng东mà骂Xī西；zài再Guō过jǐ tiān几天，biàn便jiàn jiàn渐渐mà骂dào到xí fù媳妇liǎn脸shǎng上lái来le了。

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)

汉语词典Chinese definitions

指桑骂槐【zhǐ sāng mà huái】

chéng yǔ成语

guǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角de地mà rén骂人

qǐ chū起初hái shi还是zhǐ sāng mà huái指桑骂槐，zhǐ指Dōng东mà骂Xī西；zài再Guō过jǐ tiān几天，biàn便jiàn jiàn渐渐mà骂dào到xí fù媳妇liǎn脸shǎng上lái来le了。

指

HSK 31

含义finger, toe; point, indicate

拼音zhǐ

桑

HSK 7-94

含义mulberry tree; surname

拼音sāng

骂

HSK 5

含义accuse, blame, curse, scold

拼音mà

槐

HSK 7-9

含义locust tree

拼音huái