"指桑罵槐" meaning in All languages combined

See 指桑罵槐 on Wiktionary

Phrase [中国語]

  1. 誰かを非難しているように見せて、その実、別の誰かを遠回しに非難すること。
    Sense id: ja-指桑罵槐-zh-phrase-tURR-yz3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 中国語, 中国語_成句

Phrase [日本語]

  1. 桑の木を指して、槐(えんじゅ)の木を罵る。一見、ある人を非難しているように見えるが、実際は、それにかこつけて、遠回しに別の相手を非難すること。あてこすり。
    Sense id: ja-指桑罵槐-ja-phrase-DoWrTsjs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 三十六計, 日本語, 日本語_成句
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_成句",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "兵法三十六計より。"
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "桑の木を指して、槐(えんじゅ)の木を罵る。一見、ある人を非難しているように見えるが、実際は、それにかこつけて、遠回しに別の相手を非難すること。あてこすり。"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "指桑罵槐"
}

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "中国語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "中国語_成句",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "中国語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成句",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "誰かを非難しているように見せて、その実、別の誰かを遠回しに非難すること。"
      ],
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  ],
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    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "指桑罵槐"
}
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    "中国語",
    "中国語_成句"
  ],
  "lang": "中国語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成句",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "誰かを非難しているように見せて、その実、別の誰かを遠回しに非難すること。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "指桑罵槐"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "三十六計",
    "日本語",
    "日本語_成句"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "兵法三十六計より。"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成句",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "桑の木を指して、槐(えんじゅ)の木を罵る。一見、ある人を非難しているように見えるが、実際は、それにかこつけて、遠回しに別の相手を非難すること。あてこすり。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "指桑罵槐"
}

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