指桑罵槐
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Chinese
[edit]finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate |
mulberry tree | scold; abuse | Styphnolobium japonicum (syn. Sophora japonica) | ||
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trad. (指桑罵槐) | 指 | 桑 | 罵 | 槐 | |
simp. (指桑骂槐) | 指 | 桑 | 骂 | 槐 | |
Literally: “to point at the mulberry tree and curse the pagoda tree”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄙㄤ ㄇㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhsangmàhuái
- Wade–Giles: chih3-sang1-ma4-huai2
- Yale: jř-sāng-mà-hwái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyysangmahhwai
- Palladius: чжисанмахуай (čžisanmaxuaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 song1 maa6 waai4
- Yale: jí sōng mah wàaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 song1 maa6 waai4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 song1 ma6 wai4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ maː²² waːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]指桑罵槐
- to scold someone indirectly; to make oblique accusations
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