duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū

Traditional: 對著和尚罵賊禿

对着和尚骂贼秃 (duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (saying); fig. to insult indirectly; to criticize obliquely”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (saying)
  2. 2fig. to insult indirectly; to criticize obliquely

Characters in 对着和尚骂贼秃

对duì · right; correct着zhāo · a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])和hé · (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4])尚shàng · still骂mà · to scold贼zéi · thief; robber秃tū · bald (lacking hair or feathers)

Related words

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