五十步笑百步
Traditional form:
五十步笑百步
Pinyin (reading):
wǔshíbùxiàobǎibù
Definitions:
- lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
- fig. the pot calls the kettle black
Characters:
- 五 - five; surname
- 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
- 笑 - to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker
- 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
- 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
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