指桑罵槐

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	mulberry tree	scold; abuse	Sophora japonica
trad. (指桑罵槐)		指	桑	罵	槐
simp. (指桑骂槐)		指	桑	骂	槐
Literally: “to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐsāngmàhuái

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄙㄤㄇㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² song¹ maa⁶ waai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐsāngmàhuái
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄙㄤㄇㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyysangmahhwai
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² song¹ maa⁶ waai⁴
  - Yale: jí sōng mah wàaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² song¹ maa⁶ waai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² song¹ ma⁶ wai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ mäː²² wäːi̯²¹/

Idiom

指桑罵槐

to scold someone indirectly; to make oblique accusations

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