Read Edit View history Discussion 五十步笑百步 wǔshíbùxiàobǎibù the pot calling the kettle black Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 五十步笑百步 wǔshíbùxiàobǎibù the pot calling the kettle black Literal meaning: one who retreated 50 steps laughs at one who retreated 100 steps. Figurative meaning: to mock someone for the same faults or mistakes that one has oneself, even if to a slightly lesser degree. Frequency Written text 0.133 per million Cross-References Synonym 龟笑鳖无尾 guīxiàobiēwúwěi Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
五十步笑百步 wǔshíbùxiàobǎibù the pot calling the kettle black Literal meaning: one who retreated 50 steps laughs at one who retreated 100 steps. Figurative meaning: to mock someone for the same faults or mistakes that one has oneself, even if to a slightly lesser degree. Frequency Written text 0.133 per million Cross-References Synonym 龟笑鳖无尾 guīxiàobiēwúwěi Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)