指桑罵槐 in Chinese

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ maː²² waːi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/, /t͡siː³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ maː²² waːi̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: zhǐsāngmàhuái [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓˇ ㄙㄤㄇㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi² song¹ maa⁶ waai⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhǐsāngmàhuái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhǐhsangmàhuái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih³-sang¹-ma⁴-huai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jř-sāng-mà-hwái [Mandarin, Yale], jyysangmahhwai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжисанмахуай [Mandarin, Palladius], čžisanmaxuaj [Mandarin, Palladius], jí sōng mah wàaih [Cantonese, Yale], dzi² song¹ maa⁶ waai⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji² song¹ ma⁶ wai⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 指桑骂槐 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 指桑罵槐

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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to point at the mulberry tree and curse the pagoda tree",
  "pos": "phrase",
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    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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      "glosses": [
        "to scold someone indirectly; to make oblique accusations"
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      "id": "en-指桑罵槐-zh-phrase-Kb3HqiCj",
      "links": [
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          "scold",
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          "indirectly",
          "indirectly"
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        [
          "oblique",
          "oblique"
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        [
          "accusation",
          "accusation"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐsāngmàhuái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄙㄤ ㄇㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi² song¹ maa⁶ waai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐsāngmàhuái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhǐhsangmàhuái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih³-sang¹-ma⁴-huai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jř-sāng-mà-hwái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyysangmahhwai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжисанмахуай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžisanmaxuaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jí sōng mah wàaih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi² song¹ maa⁶ waai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji² song¹ ma⁶ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ maː²² waːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ maː²² waːi̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "指桑罵槐"
}

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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to point at the mulberry tree and curse the pagoda tree",
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        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 指",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 桑",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 槐",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 罵",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Thirty-Six Stratagems"
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      "glosses": [
        "to scold someone indirectly; to make oblique accusations"
      ],
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        [
          "scold",
          "scold"
        ],
        [
          "indirectly",
          "indirectly"
        ],
        [
          "oblique",
          "oblique"
        ],
        [
          "accusation",
          "accusation"
        ]
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐsāngmàhuái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄙㄤ ㄇㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi² song¹ maa⁶ waai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhǐsāngmàhuái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhǐhsangmàhuái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih³-sang¹-ma⁴-huai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jř-sāng-mà-hwái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyysangmahhwai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжисанмахуай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžisanmaxuaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jí sōng mah wàaih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi² song¹ maa⁶ waai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji² song¹ ma⁶ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ maː²² waːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ maː²² waːi̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "指桑罵槐"
}

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"指桑罵槐" meaning in Chinese

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