指桑罵槐 [ㄓˇ ㄙㄤ ㄇㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ; zhi3 sang1 ma4 huai2] lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree fig. to scold sb indirectly to make oblique accusations (idiom) ◄ ►