指鸡骂狗

Traditional form:

指雞罵狗

Pinyin (reading):

zhǐjīmàgǒu

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 鸡 - chicken
• 骂 - to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold
• 狗 - dog

Traditional characters:

• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 雞 - chicken
• 罵 - to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold
• 狗 - dog