龟笑鳖无尾
guī​xiào​biē​wú​wěi

the pot calling the kettle black

  • created reference approved 龟笑鳖无尾/龜笑鱉無尾 → 五十步笑百步 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龟笑鳖无尾 / 龜笑鱉無尾 guī​xiào​biē​wú​wěi

    五十步笑百步 wǔ​shí​bù​xiào​bǎi​bù

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  • created sense approved 龟笑鳖无尾/龜笑鱉無尾 · guī​xiào​biē​wú​wěi · the pot calling the kettle black — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龟笑鳖无尾 / 龜笑鱉無尾

    guī​xiào​biē​wú​wěi

    the pot calling the kettle black

    Literally "a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail", used to describe someone who mocks others for faults that they also possess.

    龟 (literal) → 龟/龜 · guī · tortoise 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to ridicule 鳖 (literal) → 鳖/鱉 · biē · soft-shelled turtle 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail

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