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指桑骂槐

Word

lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree

Traditional
指桑罵槐

zhǐ sāng mà huái

zhi3sang1ma4huai2

Meaning

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

Characters in 指桑骂槐

指zhǐ桑sāng骂mà槐huái
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