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戳指头

/ chuō zhǐ tou /
Strokes
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Collocation

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戳指头地……
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被/让……戳指头
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背后戳指头
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怕……戳指头
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朝……戳指头

Definition

戳指头

Literally means:

point at somebody with a finger

Actually means:

speak ill of somebody behind his back

It means pointing at someone when speaking of him. It figuratively means criticizing or cursing someone behind his back.

用手指头指着说,比喻在背后评论、批评、责备别人的缺点错误。

Example

Used as predicate or adverbial adjunct. (作谓语、状语)
1
Xiǎo
wánggāng
王刚
zǒu
chū
bàngōngshì
办公室
  
,
biàn
便
yǒurén
有人
cháo
chuō
zhǐtou
指头
shuō
  
:
érzi
儿子
dōu
shàng
xiǎoxué
小学
le
  
,
自己
hái
zhème
这么
dǒngshì
懂事
  
!

Xiao Wang just walked out of the office, then someone pointed at him and said: "My son is in elementary school, he is so ignorant!"

2
hěn
xiǎng
bāngzhù
帮助
ge
那个
le
zhàngfu
丈夫
de
rén
女人
  
,
yòu
yǐn
引起
huì
误会
  
,
bèi
biéren
别人
chuō
zhǐtou
指头
  

He wanted to help the woman who had died her husband, and for fear of misunderstanding, he was poked in the head.

3
Zhàngfu
丈夫
shēng
生气
shuō
  
:
nánrén
男人
jiǔ
喝酒
yān
吸烟
hěn
zhèngcháng
正常
  
,
rén
女人
yàoshi
要是
zhèyàng
这样
  
,
bèi
rénjiā
人家
chuō
zhǐtou
指头
cái
guài
  
!

The husband said angrily: "Men drink and smoke is normal, if you women do the same, do not be poked in the head is strange!" ”