Lingaku- lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)
- fig. to insult indirectly
- to criticize obliquely
Generated definitions (experimental)
- To insult indirectly
- To criticize obliquely
This means to criticize someone without making a direct attack, often using euphemisms or implying rather than stating clearly.
He often criticizes the management obliquely by insulting a bald man while pointing at a monk.
tā她zài在huì yì会议shǎng上zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi指着和尚骂秃子，àn shì暗示qí tā其他tóng shì同事de的gōng zuò工作bù不jǐn尽rú如rén yì人意。
She hinted at her colleagues' unsatisfactory work in the meeting by making an indirect insult.
This refers to a way of voicing disapproval or critique without directly naming the subject, allowing for deniability or politeness.
His remarks contained some oblique criticism that implied dissatisfaction.
zài在tǎo lùn讨论Zhōng中，tā她yòng用zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi指着和尚骂秃子de的fāng shì方式biǎo dá表达le了duì对zhèng cè政策de的fǎn duì反对。
In the discussion, she expressed her opposition to the policy in an indirect manner.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi指着和尚骂秃子to insult indirectlyzhǐ sāng mà huái指桑骂槐to criticize obliquely (lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree)hán shā shè yǐng含沙射影to make insinuations (lit. to shoot at shadows with sand)dá打àn hào暗号to send coded messages (to criticize indirectly)gé shān隔山dá打Niú牛to hit the cow across the mountain (to attack indirectly)páng qiāo cè jī旁敲侧击to criticize indirectly (lit. to knock from the side)míng lǐ àn lǐ明里暗里in public and in privateyán wài zhī yì言外之意implications (meaning beyond what is stated)