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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Chinese Idiom(38): 五十步笑百步


五十步笑百步

wŭ shí bù xiào băi bù

Meaning:
the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
the pot calls the kettle black


五十:
步:a step
笑:to laugh
百:hundred


Example:
考四十分的同學嘲笑考三十分的同學,那只不過是「五十步笑百步」罷了。
kăo sì shí fēn de tóng xué cháo xiào kăo sān shí fēn de tóng xué nà zhǐ bú guò shì wŭ shí bù xiào băi bù bà le

你們同樣沒得到那個工作,卻互相取笑,這不是五十步笑百步嗎?
nǐ mén tóng yàng méi dé dào nà ge gōng zuò què hù xiāng qŭ xiào zhè bú shì wŭ shí bù xiào băi bù mā


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