五十步笑一百步

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Chinese

fifty; 50
a step; a pace; walk
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
 
 laugh; smile one hundred; a hundred
a step; a pace; walk
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
 
trad. (五十步笑一百步) 五十 步 笑 一百 步
simp. #(五十步笑一百步) 五十 步 笑 一百 步

Etymology

See 五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù).

Pronunciation

Idiom

五十步笑一百步

  1. pot calling the kettle black

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 五十步笑百步 (“pot calling the kettle black”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 五十步笑百步, 五十步笑一百步
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 五十步笑百步, 五十步笑一百步
Cantonese Hong Kong 五十步笑百步, 五十步笑一百步
Southern Min Xiamen 七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無毛, 龜笑鱉無尾，鱉笑龜粗皮, 龜笑鱉無尾, 龜笑鱉短尾，蟳笑蝦無血, 三跤貓笑一目狗, 三跤雞笑一目狗, 八兩笑半斤
Quanzhou 七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無毛, 龜笑鱉無尾，鱉笑龜粗皮, 龜笑鱉短尾，蟳笑蝦無血, 三跤貓笑一目狗, 八兩笑半斤
Zhangzhou 七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無毛, 龜笑鱉無尾，鱉笑龜粗皮, 龜笑鱉短尾，蟳笑蝦無血, 三跤貓笑一目狗, 八兩笑半斤
Tainan 七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無尾
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