Chinese Word: 指桑骂槐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

指 zhǐ 桑 sāng 骂 mà 槐 huái (Trad.: 指桑罵槐)

lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; fig. to scold sb indirectly; to make oblique accusations (idiom)

1		dāng rán 当然， tā 他 zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐， máo tóu 矛头 shì 是 zhēn duì 针对 wǒ 我 de 的。 Of course, his bluster was directed against me as well.
2		tā men 他们 jiù shì 就是 chǎo zuǐ 吵嘴， yě 也 cóng bù 从不 hán shā shè yǐng 含沙射影， zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐。 Even when they argued, they did so without tip-toeing around each other's feeling.
3		zhī 之 chén 尘 zhǐ yào 只要 yī 一 kōng xū 空虚 le 了， jiù 就 wàng zhe 望着 tiān huā bǎn 天花板 zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐。 As long as the one void of dust on the ceiling would rather destroy him.
4		rén 人 zài 在 zhè ge 这个 shí hou 时候 kàn shān 看山 yě 也 gǎn kǎi 感慨， kàn 看 shuǐ 水 yě 也 tàn xī 叹息， jiè gǔ fěng jīn 借古讽今， zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐。 People at this time are also feeling the mountains, watching the water also, alas, to make oblique accusations.
5		tā 他 yǒu 有 gè 个 huài xí guàn 坏习惯， nà 那 jiù shì 就是， dāng 当 tā 他 gēn 跟 mǒu rén 某人 chǎo zuǐ 吵嘴 shí 时， jīng cháng 经常 zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐。 When quarreling with somebody, he has a bad habit of pointing at one person but abusing another.

1		dāng rán 当然， tā 他 zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐， máo tóu 矛头 shì 是 zhēn duì 针对 wǒ 我 de 的。 Of course, his bluster was directed against me as well.
2		tā men 他们 jiù shì 就是 chǎo zuǐ 吵嘴， yě 也 cóng bù 从不 hán shā shè yǐng 含沙射影， zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐。 Even when they argued, they did so without tip-toeing around each other's feeling.
3		zhī 之 chén 尘 zhǐ yào 只要 yī 一 kōng xū 空虚 le 了， jiù 就 wàng zhe 望着 tiān huā bǎn 天花板 zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐。 As long as the one void of dust on the ceiling would rather destroy him.
4		rén 人 zài 在 zhè ge 这个 shí hou 时候 kàn shān 看山 yě 也 gǎn kǎi 感慨， kàn 看 shuǐ 水 yě 也 tàn xī 叹息， jiè gǔ fěng jīn 借古讽今， zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐。 People at this time are also feeling the mountains, watching the water also, alas, to make oblique accusations.
5		tā 他 yǒu 有 gè 个 huài xí guàn 坏习惯， nà 那 jiù shì 就是， dāng 当 tā 他 gēn 跟 mǒu rén 某人 chǎo zuǐ 吵嘴 shí 时， jīng cháng 经常 zhǐ sāng mà huái 指桑骂槐。 When quarreling with somebody, he has a bad habit of pointing at one person but abusing another.