Meaning of 五十步笑百步
五十步笑百步 means to criticize others for faults one also has, merely to a lesser degree; the pot calling the kettle black. Pronounced wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù.
- to criticize others for faults one also has, merely to a lesser degree; the pot calling the kettle black
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zì自
jǐ己
yě也
huì会
fàn犯
cuò错
，
què却
zǒng总
ài爱
cháo嘲
xiào笑
bié别
rén人
，
zhēn真
shì是
wǔ五
shí十
bù步
xiào笑
bǎi百
bù步
。
He makes mistakes himself, yet always loves to mock others—it's truly the pot calling the kettle black.
Nǐ你
men们
liǎng俩
dōu都
shì是
chí迟
dào到
，
zhǐ只
bù不
guò过
shì是
wǔ五
fēn分
zhōng钟
hé和
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
de的
chā差
bié别
，
bié别
wǔ五
shí十
bù步
xiào笑
bǎi百
bù步
le了
。
You were both late—it's just the difference between five minutes and ten minutes, so don't be the pot calling the kettle black.
Tā他
zài在
kǎo考
shì试
zhōng中
zhǐ只
bǐ比
wǒ我
gāo高
liǎng两
fēn分
，
què却
lái来
cháo嘲
xiào笑
wǒ我
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
wǔ五
shí十
bù步
xiào笑
bǎi百
bù步
。
He only scored two points higher than me on the exam, yet he came to mock me—it's absolutely the pot calling the kettle black.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
gōng公
sī司
de的
chǎn产
pǐn品
dōu都
yǒu有
zhì质
liàng量
wèn问
tí题
，
hù互
xiāng相
zhǐ指
zé责
bù不
guò过
shì是
wǔ五
shí十
bù步
xiào笑
bǎi百
bù步
。
Both companies have quality issues with their products; their mutual accusations are simply the pot calling the kettle black.
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