指着和尚骂秃子

Traditional: 指著和尚罵禿子

zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi

Dictionary entry

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

What does 指着和尚骂秃子 mean?

指着和尚骂秃子 (zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)

2fig. to insult indirectly

3to criticize obliquely

Character breakdown

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指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]和héold variant of 和[he2]尚Shàngsurname Shang 骂màto scold · to abuse 秃tūbald (lacking hair or feathers) · barren; bare; denuded 子zǐson · child

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指着和尚骂秃子

zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi

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