指桑骂槐 (指桑罵槐) zhǐ sāng mà huái
zhǐ sāng mà huái
set phrase
to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; to scold indirectly
Domain: Idiom 成语
, Subdomain: Slang
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '指桑罵槐')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第二回 Chapter 59 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1