point to a hill and talk about grindstone -- make concealed reference to something

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