指 ㄓ ˇ zhǐ 桑 ㄙㄤ sāng 骂 ㄇㄚ ˋ mà 槐 ㄏㄨㄞ ˊ huái 指 ㄓ ˇ zhǐ 桑 ㄙㄤ sāng 罵 ㄇㄚ ˋ mà 槐 ㄏㄨㄞ ˊ huái lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree fig. to scold sb indirectly to make oblique accusations (idiom)