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 8 of 11)

HSK 7

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是什么让司马如此慌乱

shì shén me ràng sī mǎ rú cǐ huāng luànwhy are you so flustered?

HSK 7

0:03s

你可真是牵挂战友啊

nǐ kě zhēn shì qiān guà zhàn yǒu aYou really care about your comrade.

HSK 6

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长公主莫要笑臣了

zhǎng gōng zhǔ mò yào xiào chén leYour Highness, please stop teasing me.

HSK 7

0:03s

一个玩笑开第二遍可就不灵了

yí gè wán xiào kāi dì èr biàn kě jiù bù líng leYou can't use the same trick to tease someone.

HSK 6

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未想到殿下和李司马也在此

wèi xiǎng dào diàn xià hé lǐ sī mǎ yě zài cǐI didn't expect Your Highness and Discipline Inspector Li to be here.

HSK 3

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最近多多注意休息

zuì jìn duō duō zhù yì xiū xīGet plenty of rest these days.

HSK 7

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别动倒数五个数

bié dòng dào shǔ wǔ gè shùDon't move. Count down from five.

HSK 4

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我就是想跟你说几句话

wǒ jiù shì xiǎng gēn nǐ shuō jǐ jù huàI just want to say a few words to you.

HSK 7

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本宫不仅对他无意

běn gōng bù jǐn duì tā wú yìNot only do I have no interest in him,

HSK 3

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你来找我就是为了说这些

nǐ lái zhǎo wǒ jiù shì wèi le shuō zhè xiēYou came to find me just to say this?

HSK 7

0:03s

你若是对本宫无意的话

nǐ ruò shì duì běn gōng wú yì de huàIf you have no interest in me,

HSK 6

0:03s

就不要再来找本宫了

jiù bú yào zài lái zhǎo běn gōng lethen do not come looking for me again.

HSK 5

0:03s

怎么关键时刻就是说不出口呢

zěn me guān jiàn shí kè jiù shì shuō bù chū kǒu neWhy can't I say it at the crucial moment?

HSK 3

0:03s

你今天怎么老恍神啊

nǐ jīn tiān zěn me lǎo huǎng shén awhy are you so distracted today?

HSK 7

0:03s

今日前来是有事情想与你商议

jīn rì qián lái shì yǒu shì qíng xiǎng yǔ nǐ shāng yìI came today to discuss something with you.

HSK 5

0:03s

我今日心情不佳

wǒ jīn rì xīn qíng bù jiāI am not in a good mood today.

HSK 6

0:03s

需尽快了解地域军况

xū jǐn kuài liǎo jiě dì yù jūn kuàngyou need to understand the local military situation quickly.

HSK 7

0:03s

只盼这份标注的地图能够帮到你

zhǐ pàn zhè fèn biāo zhù de dì tú néng gòu bāng dào nǐI hope this marked map can help you.

HSK 3

0:03s

某些人可是真喜欢趁虚而入啊

mǒu xiē rén kě shì zhēn xǐ huān chèn xū ér rù aSomeone really likes to take advantage of others' absence.

HSK 5

0:03s

估摸着赘婿大哥有难了呀

gū mō zhe zhuì xù dà gē yǒu nán le yaI guess our matrilocal husband is in trouble.