ˇzhǐㄐㄧㄇㄚˋㄍㄡˇgǒu

  1. 拐彎抹角罵人紅樓夢·一回》:著人辦事呼么喝六弄手腳心裡早已不自在指雞罵狗閒言閒語亂鬧這邊不和較量。」指桑罵槐」。

lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)​, fig. to make indirect criticisms