五十步笑百步

wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù

Dictionary entry

(lit.) the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)

What does 五十步笑百步 mean?

五十步笑百步 (wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)

2(fig.) the pot calls the kettle black

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五wǔfive · 5 十shíten · 10 步Bùsurname Bu 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]百Bǎisurname Bai

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五十步笑百步

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