- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 旨(meaning; delicious)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to point at what you want to say.
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指鸡骂狗
指鸡骂狗
lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
- ，。
He always criticizes others indirectly by scolding the chicken and cursing the dog, never daring to speak openly.
- 貳动verb
fig. to make indirect criticisms
- ，。
He always speaks indirectly by criticizing one thing to scold another, never saying things directly.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 罒(net; mesh)RADICAL
- 馬(horse)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a net to trap a horse and then shouting abusively in a loud voice — that is cursing.
指鸡骂狗
Traditional指雞罵狗
lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
- ，。
He always criticizes others indirectly by scolding the chicken and cursing the dog, never daring to speak openly.
- 貳动verb
fig. to make indirect criticisms
- ，。
He always speaks indirectly by criticizing one thing to scold another, never saying things directly.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 旨(meaning; delicious)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to point at what you want to say.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 罒(net; mesh)RADICAL
- 馬(horse)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a net to trap a horse and then shouting abusively in a loud voice — that is cursing.
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