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指着和尚骂秃子

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zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to insult indirectly
  3. 3. to criticize obliquely

Child Words of 指着和尚骂秃子

和
hè

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence

着
zhuó

to wear (clothes)

和尚
hé shang

Buddhist monk

秃
tū

bald

子
zǐ

son

和
hú

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

和
huò

to mix (ingredients) together

着
zhāo

(chess) move

和
huó

to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water

和
hé

(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn])

着
zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress

指
zhǐ

finger

秃子
tū zi

bald-headed person

骂
mà

to abuse

尚
shàng

still

着
zháo

to touch

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