指桑骂槐

zhǐ sāng mà huái

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree
  2. 2. to make oblique accusations (idiom)

Child Words of 指桑骂槐

指
zhǐ

finger

骂
mà

to abuse

桑
sāng

(bound form) mulberry tree

槐
huái

Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica)