point to a hill and talk about grindstone -- make concealed reference to something(zhǐ shān shuō mò)
point to a hill and talk about grindstone -- make concealed reference to something
Zhishan shuomo, pronounced zh ǐ sh ā nshu ō mॸ, is a Chinese idiom, which refers to the wrong way of saying this and that. It's from Jin Ping Mei CI Hua written by Xiaosheng, Lanling, Ming Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
The explanation metaphor is wrong.
Idioms and allusions
The tenth chapter of "Jin Ping Mei CI Hua" written by Lanling Xiaosheng of Ming Dynasty: "how to make trouble far away, point out the mountains, and compare people to slaves, it's not like that."
Idiom usage
Serial verb; as subject and predicate; with derogatory meaning
Discrimination of words
Synonyms refer to mulberry, locust, black and white
Chinese PinYin : zhǐ shān shuō mò
point to a hill and talk about grindstone -- make concealed reference to something
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by cutting out the superfluous
by cutting out the superfluous. shān fán jiù jiǎn
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a door-hinge is never worm-eaten
a door-hinge is never worm-eaten. hù shū bù xiǔ
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interested exclusively in the acquisition of sb . 's estate
interested exclusively in the acquisition of sb . 's estate. qiú tián wèn shě
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the huanghe river is clear and the seas are calm
the huanghe river is clear and the seas are calm. hé qīng hǎi yàn
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