对着和尚骂贼秃 in English dui4 zhe5 he2 shang5 ma4 zei2 tu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to insult indirectly
  • to criticize obliquely

Simplified Characters

对 着 和 尚 骂 贼 秃

Traditional Characters

對 著 和 尚 罵 賊 禿

Pinyin

dui4 zhe5 he2 shang5 ma4 zei2 tu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

对dui4right 着zhe5(chess) move 和he2old variant of 和[he2] 尚shang4surname Shang 骂ma4to scold 贼zei2thief 秃tu1bald