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指桑骂槐 (指桑罵槐)

zhǐ sāng mà huái

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

指
=
扌
+
旨
桑
=
叒
+
木
骂
=
吅
+
马
槐
=
木
+
鬼

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