五十步笑一百步

wǔshíbùxiàoyībǎibù

pot calling the kettle black

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Entry Composition

1 五十 wǔshí fifty
=2 步 Bù surname Bu
=2 步 bù
  1. a step
  2. a pace
  3. walk
  4. march
  5. stages in a process
  6. situation
=3 笑 xiào old variant of 笑 xiào
=3 笑 xiào
  1. to laugh; to smile
  2. to laugh at
4 一百 yībǎi one hundred; a hundred
=5 步 Bù surname Bu
=5 步 bù
  1. a step
  2. a pace
  3. walk
  4. march
  5. stages in a process
  6. situation