"五十步笑一百步" meaning in Chinese

See 五十步笑一百步 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ŋ̍¹³ sɐp̚² pou̯²² siːu̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ paːk̚³ pou̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/, /ŋ̍¹³ sɐp̚² pou̯²² siːu̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ paːk̚³ pou̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: wǔshí bù xiào yībǎi bù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ng⁵ sap⁶ bou⁶ siu³ jat¹ baak³ bou⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wǔshí bù xiào yībǎi bù [Phonetic:wǔshí bù xiào yìbǎi bù] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wǔshíh bù siào yibǎi bù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu³-shih² pu⁴ hsiao⁴ i¹-pai³ pu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wǔ-shŕ bù syàu yī-bǎi bù [Mandarin, Yale], wuushyr buh shiaw ibae buh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], уши бу сяо ибай бу [Mandarin, Palladius], uši bu sjao ibaj bu [Mandarin, Palladius], ńgh sahp bouh siu yāt baak bouh [Cantonese, Yale], ng⁵ sap⁹ bou⁶ siu³ jat⁷ baak⁸ bou⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ng⁵ seb⁶ bou⁶ xiu³ yed¹ bag³ bou⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: See 五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|五十步笑百步}} 五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 五十步笑一百步
  1. pot calling the kettle black Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-五十步笑一百步-zh-phrase-Ra90l0Uz Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone Synonyms: 五十步笑百步 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 五十步笑一百步 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 五十步笑百步 [Mandarin, Taiwan], 五十步笑一百步 [Mandarin, Taiwan], 五十步笑百步 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 五十步笑一百步 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 七仔笑八仔 [Xiamen], 龜笑鱉無毛 [Xiamen], 龜笑鱉無尾,鱉笑龜粗皮 [Xiamen], 龜笑鱉無尾 [Xiamen], 龜笑鱉短尾,蟳笑蝦無血 [Xiamen], 三跤貓笑一目狗 [Xiamen], 三跤雞笑一目狗 [Xiamen], 八兩笑半斤 [Xiamen], 七仔笑八仔 [Quanzhou], 龜笑鱉無毛 [Quanzhou], 龜笑鱉無尾,鱉笑龜粗皮 [Quanzhou], 龜笑鱉短尾,蟳笑蝦無血 [Quanzhou], 三跤貓笑一目狗 [Quanzhou], 八兩笑半斤 [Quanzhou], 七仔笑八仔 [Zhangzhou], 龜笑鱉無毛 [Zhangzhou], 龜笑鱉無尾,鱉笑龜粗皮 [Zhangzhou], 龜笑鱉短尾,蟳笑蝦無血 [Zhangzhou], 三跤貓笑一目狗 [Zhangzhou], 八兩笑半斤 [Zhangzhou], 七仔笑八仔 [Tainan], 龜笑鱉無尾 [Tainan]

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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ"
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      "ipa": "/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/"
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      "zh-pron": "ng⁵ seb⁶ bou⁶ xiu³ yed¹ bag³ bou⁶"
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      "ipa": "/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/"
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      "word": "五十步笑百步"
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      "word": "七仔笑八仔"
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  "word": "五十步笑一百步"
}

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