指桑罵槐

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

Character by character

• 指(zhǐ)finger
• 桑(sāng)surname Sang
• 罵(mà)scold
• 槐(huái)Chinese scholar tree