What Does "指桑骂槐" (zhǐ sāng mà huái) Mean?

zhǐ指sāng桑mà骂huái槐

It's "Pointing at the Mulberry Tree but Scolding the Locust Tree"!

HSK Vocabulary

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E31

Clip Timestamp

35:48

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	这个指木骂鬼是什么意思	zhè ge zhǐ mù mà guǐ shì shén me yì si	What does "Pointing at the Mulberry Tree and Scolding the Ghost" mean?
2▶	指桑骂槐	zhǐ sāng mà huái	It's "Pointing at the Mulberry Tree but Scolding the Locust Tree"!
3	雅正者	yǎ zhèng zhě	"For your kind correction..."

More Clips From Episode

Total 203 clips (Page 4 of 11)

HSK 4

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你们看是不是我赢了

nǐ men kàn shì bú shì wǒ yíng leLook, did I win?

HSK 1

0:03s

再玩一局再玩一局

zài wán yī jú zài wán yī júOne more round. One more.

HSK 5

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那我要抽到雷公牌炸翻你们

nà wǒ yào chōu dào léi gōng pái zhà fān nǐ men-Okay. Enough. -I'll take the Thunder card and blow you up.

HSK 7

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我要抽皇后牌

wǒ yào chōu huáng hòu páiI want the Empress card.

HSK 7

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娘你终于回来了

niáng nǐ zhōng yú huí lái leMother, you're finally back.

HSK 6

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让小七将军送我回来的

ràng xiǎo qī jiāng jūn sòng wǒ huí lái dewho had General Qi escort me back.

HSK 1

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她说林安人一个都不能少

tā shuō lín ān rén yí gè dōu bù néng shǎoShe said not a single person from Lin'an can be left behind.

HSK 5

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长玉这孩子是真能干呀

zhǎng yù zhè hái zi shì zhēn néng gàn yaChangyu is so capable.

HSK 6

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这个家总算补上一个角了

zhè ge jiā zǒng suàn bǔ shàng yí gè jiǎo leOne missing piece of this family is finally back.

HSK 6

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公公武安侯那边说军务繁忙

gōng gōng wǔ ān hóu nà biān shuō jūn wù fán mángSir, the Marquis of Wu'an said he was busy with military affairs

HSK 6

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公公再不宣旨

gōng gōng zài bù xuān zhǐSir, if we don't read the imperial edict now,

HSK 3

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先宣这头两道

xiān xuān zhè tóu liǎng dàoread the first two decrees first.

HSK 3

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但是不知道为什么要这么久

dàn shì bù zhī dào wèi shén me yào zhè me jiǔI don't know why this is taking so long.

HSK 7

0:03s

害得人家现在膝盖都蹲麻了

hài dé rén jiā xiàn zài xī gài dōu dūn má leI can't feel my knees now.

HSK 3

0:03s

众将士接旨

zhòng jiàng shì jiē zhǐSoldiers, receive the decrees!

HSK 7

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zhū shā fǎn zéivanquished the rebels,

HSK 7

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阵前斩杀长信王

zhèn qián zhǎn shā zhǎng xìn wángkilled Lord Changxin on the battlefield

HSK 1

0:03s

李司马代为接旨吧

lǐ sī mǎ dài wéi jiē zhǐ baDiscipline Inspector Li, please accept the decree on her behalf.

HSK 5

0:03s

恭喜李司马

gōng xǐ lǐ sī mǎCongratulations, Discipline Inspector Li.

HSK 2

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咱家入宫这么多年

zá jiā rù gōng zhè me duō niánI have served in the palace for many years