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指着和尚骂秃子

zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi

7-character word Traditional 指著和尚罵禿子

What 指着和尚骂秃子 means

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

The characters in 指着和尚骂秃子

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math) sum; to make peace
• 尚shàngstill; yet; to value
• 骂màto scold; to abuse; to curse
• 秃tūbald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded; blunt (lacking a point)
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子