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Chinese
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eight
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both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
laugh; smile
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half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg
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| trad. (八兩笑半斤)
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八
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兩
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笑
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半
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斤
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| simp. (八两笑半斤)
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八
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两
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笑
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半
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斤
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| Literally: “eight taels laughing at the half catty”.
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Etymology
From the irony of a half catty being equal to eight taels.
Pronunciation
Idiom
八兩笑半斤
- (Hokkien) pot calling the kettle black; tu quoque
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
五十步笑百步 (“pot calling the kettle black”)
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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五十步笑百步, 五十步笑一百步
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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五十步笑百步, 五十步笑一百步
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| Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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五十步笑百步, 五十步笑一百步
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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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
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| Quanzhou
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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
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| Zhangzhou
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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
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| Tainan
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七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無尾
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