Classical Text 古典文獻 · Proximate Stratagems (並戰計)
Stratagem 26 — Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree
指桑罵槐
Zhǐ sāng mà huái
Proximate Stratagems並戰計Zhǐ sāng mà huái
The Stratagem
計策說明
To discipline, control, or warn others whose status or position excludes them from direct confrontation; use analogy and innuendo.
Original Title
原文名稱
指桑罵槐
Zhǐ sāng mà huái
Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree
Application in the Five Arts
五術應用
In Master-Disciple transmission: Teaching profound operational secrets through seemingly mundane metaphors to bypass the critical, logical mind.
Citation 引典
Source: San Shi Liu Ji (三十六計), Stratagem 26