指着和尚骂秃子

zhǐzhehéshangmàtūzi

lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom); fig. to insult indirectly

Traditional 指著和尚罵禿子

Meaning

zhǐzhehéshangmàtūzizhi3 zhe5 he2 shang5 ma4 tu1 zi5
  1. lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)
  2. fig. to insult indirectly
  3. to criticize obliquely

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