To criticize someone indirectly by seemingly scolding a third party; to make veiled remarks directed at someone by ostensibly talking about another.
他不敢当面指责，只好对着小王说了几句，明摆着是“对着和尚骂贼秃”，暗指经理最近的决策有问题。
He dared not criticize directly, so he just said a few words to Xiao Wang, which was clearly "scolding a bald thief in front of a monk," implicitly hinting that the manager's recent decisions had issues.
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Modern
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