zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi

Traditional: 指著和尚罵禿子

指着和尚骂秃子 (zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom); fig. to insult indirectly; to criticize obliquely”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to insult indirectly
  3. 3to criticize obliquely

Characters in 指着和尚骂秃子

指zhǐ · finger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秃tū · bald (lacking hair or feathers)子zǐ · son

Related words

和(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4])和to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence和to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water和to mix (ingredients) together和(literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])和surname He和old variant of 和[he2]着a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])着to touch着aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着to wear (clothes)

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