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Chinese
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tortoise; turtle
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laugh; smile
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turtle
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not have
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hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
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| trad. (龜笑鱉無毛)
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龜
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笑
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鱉
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無
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毛
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| simp. (龟笑鳖无毛)
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龟
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笑
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鳖
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无
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毛
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| Literally: “tortoise laughs at a soft-shell turtle for not having fur”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
龜笑鱉無毛
- (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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