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指東打西 (zi2 dung1 daa2 sai1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

指東打西 (zi2 dung1 daa2 sai1, zhǐ dōng dǎ xī) — to set up a trap using distraction techniques [colloquial]

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 指住 (zi2 zyu6) — to point at
• 指住禿奴罵和尚 (zi2 zyu6 tuk1 nou4 maa6 wo4 soeng2) — abuse a person by ostensibly pointing to someone else; a phrase to scold monks
• 指冬瓜話葫蘆 (zi2 dung1 gwaa1 waa6 wu4 lou2) — verb; literally: pointing at the winter melon but talk about gourd. It means ab…
• 指嚇 (zi2 haak3) — To threaten; to point a gun at people and scare them
• 指天椒 (zi2 tin1 ziu1) — 'Facing heaven pepper', a small chili pepper
• 指定 (zi2 ding6) — dedicated

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