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指东骂西地 — “To criticize indirectly, to scold indirectly” in Chinese

指东骂西地 means “to criticize indirectly, to scold indirectly, to make an indirect accusation, to scold A by pointing at B” in Chinese. See the pinyin, native audio pronunciation, and what each character means.

Usage

to criticize indirectly

to scold indirectly

to make an indirect accusation

to scold A by pointing at B

The characters in 指东骂西地

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
指
9point, indicate, or refer
东
5east, host
骂
9scold or insult
西
6west; Western countries
地
6earth, ground, land, place

More words starting with 指

  • zhǐ指dōng东shuō说xī西dì地beating around the bush, talking in circles
  • zhǐ指dài代refer to, denote
  • zhǐ指dài代de的shì是refers to, means
  • zhǐ指lìng令instruction, command
  • zhǐ指gòng供coach a confession, direct testimony
  • zhǐ指gòng供chū出to reveal, to identify
  • zhǐ指chū出to point out; to indicate; to show
  • zhǐ指chū出le了pointed out, indicated
  • zhǐ指běi北zhēn针compass
  • zhǐ指nán南Guide, Guidelines
  • zhǐ指nán南zhēn针compass
  • zhǐ指míng名dào道xìng姓dì地by name, explicitly by name

Frequently asked questions

What does 指东骂西地 mean in Chinese?
指东骂西地 means “to criticize indirectly, to scold indirectly, to make an indirect accusation, to scold A by pointing at B”.
How do you say “to criticize indirectly” in Chinese?
“to criticize indirectly” is 指东骂西地 in Chinese.
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