指着和尚骂贼秃 — “Pointing at a monk and scolding him as a bald thief”
指着和尚骂贼秃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to criticize or scold someone indirectly by ostensibly addressing a third party; to make an oblique accusation”. Literally, “Pointing at a monk and scolding him as a bald thief”.
指着和尚骂贼秃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 指着和尚骂贼秃 mean?
指着和尚骂贼秃 (zhǐ zhe hé shang mà zéi tū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to criticize or scold someone indirectly by ostensibly addressing a third party; to make an oblique accusation”.
How do you pronounce 指着和尚骂贼秃?
指着和尚骂贼秃 is pronounced zhǐ zhe hé shang mà zéi tū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 指着和尚骂贼秃 literally mean?
Literally, 指着和尚骂贼秃 means “Pointing at a monk and scolding him as a bald thief”. It is used to mean “to criticize or scold someone indirectly by ostensibly addressing a third party; to make an oblique accusation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 指着和尚骂贼秃?
表面骂第三者，实际是指桑骂槐骂对方