"To criticize obliquely" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 对着和尚骂贼秃 | duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū | lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom) / fig. to insult indirectly / to criticize obliquely |  |
| 指着和尚骂秃子 | zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi | lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom) / fig. to insult indirectly / to criticize obliquely | |
