指桑罵槐

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

finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end

surname Sang

(bound form) mulberry tree

old variant of 桑[sang1]

to scold / to abuse / to curse / CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]

Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree