指鸡骂狗

Traditional: 指雞罵狗

zhǐ jī mà gǒu

Dictionary entry

lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)

What does 指鸡骂狗 mean?

指鸡骂狗 (zhǐ jī mà gǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)

2fig. to make indirect criticisms

Character breakdown

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指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 鸡jīfowl · chicken 骂màto scold · to abuse 狗gǒudog · CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

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How to pronounce 指鸡骂狗

指鸡骂狗

zhǐ jī mà gǒu

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