龟笑鳖无尾

Traditional: 龜笑鱉無尾

guī xiào biē wú wěi

Dictionary entry

lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)

What does 龟笑鳖无尾 mean?

龟笑鳖无尾 (guī xiào biē wú wěi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)

2fig. the pot calling the kettle black

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

龟guītortoise; turtle · (coll.) cuckold 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]鳖biēsoftshell turtle 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]尾wěitail · remainder

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 龟笑鳖无尾

龟笑鳖无尾

guī xiào biē wú wěi

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.