1 lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree

2 fig. to scold sb indirectly

3 to make oblique accusations (idiom)

1 locust tree (Sophora japonica)

1 Huaiyin district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐ nán shì], Shandong

1 black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)

1 lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree

2 fig. to scold sb indirectly

3 to make oblique accusations (idiom)