See pot calling the kettle black in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "There are two interpretations of this phrase, though some sources give only the first interpretation.\nIn the first interpretation, it refers to the fact that both cast-iron pots' and kettles' bottoms turn equally black when hung over a fire, and thus the pot is accusing the kettle of a fault it shares.\nIn the second (unlikely) interpretation, the pot is sooty (being placed on a fire), while the kettle is clean and shiny (being placed on coals only), and hence when the pot accuses the kettle of being black, it is the pot’s own sooty reflection that it sees: the pot accuses the kettle of a fault that only the pot has.",
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"A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares."
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"(idiomatic) A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares."
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"word": "hypocrisy"
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{
"word": "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"
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{
"word": "methinks the lady doth protest too much"
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{
"word": "hi pot, meet kettle and pot, meet kettle"
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{
"word": "look who's talking"
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "zozoak beleari, ipurbeltz"
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{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "xoxoak beleari ipurbeltz"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "aquò's la misèria que se trufa de l'espital"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "el perol diu a la paella: \"Si m'embrutes, t'emmascaro\""
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "半斤笑八兩"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "bun³ gan¹ siu³ baat³ loeng⁵",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "半斤笑八两"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ng⁵ sap⁶ bou⁶ siu³ jat¹ baak³ bou⁶",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "五十步笑一百步"
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{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
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"word": "三跤貓笑一目狗"
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{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "saⁿ kha niau chhiò chi̍t ba̍k káu",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
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"word": "三跤猫笑一目狗"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wǔshíbù xiàoyībǎibù",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "五十步笑一百步"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "zloděj křičí, chyťte zloděje"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "de pot verwijt de ketel dat hij zwart ziet"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "kaldrono ridas pri poto kaj mem estas kota"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "pada sõimab katelt"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "pada sõimab katelt, ühed mustad mõlemad"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "pata kattilaa soimaa"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "pata kattilaa soimaa, musta kylki kummallakin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est l’hôpital qui se moque de la charité"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est l’hôpital qui se fout de la charité"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est l’hôpital qui se moque de l’infirmerie"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est la poêle qui se moque du chaudron"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est la poêle qui se fout du chaudron"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "voir la paille dans l’œil du voisin et ne pas voir la poutre dans le sien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "voir une paille dans l’œil de son prochain et ne pas voir une poutre dans le sien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "voir la paille dans l’œil de son voisin et ne pas voir une poutre dans le sien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est la pelle qui se moque du fourgon"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "díxolle a pota ao caldeiro"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"note": "ყვავმა ყვავს უთხრა შე შავოო (q̇vavma q̇vavs utxra še šavoo, literally “a crow calling the other black”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"note": "είπε ο γάιδαρος τον πετεινό κεφάλα (eípe o gáidaros ton peteinó kefála, literally “the donkey calling the cock \"bighead\"”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"note": "כל הפוסל במומו פוסל (kol hapossel, b'mumo possel, literally “all who disqualify [another due to a fault], disqualifies [him through the reflection] of his own fault”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"note": "उल्टा चोर कोतवाल को डांटे (ulṭā cor kotvāl ko ḍāṇṭe, literally “the thief scolds the chief policeman”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "bagoly mondja verébnek, hogy nagyfejű"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "más szemében a szálkát is meglátja, a magáéban a gerendát sem"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "maling teriak maling"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "maling teriak rampok"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "casadh an chorcáin leis an gciteal"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "an óinseach ag aoir ar an amadán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "is maith an té atá ag tabhairt achasáin uaidh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "il bue che dice cornuto all'asino"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mekuso hanakuso o warau",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "目糞鼻糞を笑う"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "目糞鼻糞 (mekuso hanakuso, literally “the eye booger laughing at the nose booger”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gojuppo hyappo",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "五十歩百歩"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"note": "똥묻은 개가 겨묻은 개 나무란다 (ttongmudeun gaega gyeomudeun gae namuranda, literally “the dung-covered dog scolds the chaff-covered dog”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "juokiasi puodas, kad katilas juodas"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mu reklo magareto na zajakot",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "му рекло магарето на зајакот"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "kata periuk belanga hitam"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "kaste sten i glasshus"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"note": "دیگ به دیگ میگه روت سیاه (dig be dig mi-ge rut siyâh, literally “the pot tells the other pot: your face is black”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "piâz be sir mige dahanet buh mide",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "پیاز به سیر میگه دهنت بوه میده"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "przyganiał kocioł garnkowi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "roto falando do esfarrapado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "o sujo falando do mal lavado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "diz o roto ao nu"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "râde ciob de oală spartă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "в чужо́м глазу́ сори́нку заметно, в своём — бревна́ не вида́ть (v čužóm glazú sorínku zametno, v svojóm — brevná ne vidátʹ, literally “In another person's eye one can notice a mote, not in one's own”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "чья́ бы коро́ва мыча́ла, а твоя́ б молча́ла (čʹjá by koróva myčála, a tvojá b molčála, literally “Another person's cow could moo, but yours had better be silent”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "ругала се шерпа лонцу широка му уста"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "ругала се руга па јој била друга"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "rugala se šerpa loncu široka mu usta"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "rugala se ruga pa joj bila druga"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "le dijo la sartén al cazo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "le dijo la sartén al cazo: ¡aparta que me tiznas!"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "kasta sten i glashus"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "se grandet i grannens öga men inte bjälken i sitt eget"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"note": "దొంగకు తేలు కుట్టినట్లు (doṅgaku tēlu kuṭṭinaṭlu, literally “the thief stung by a scorpion”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "wâa-dtɛ̀ɛ-kǎo-ì-nǎo-bpen-eeng",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "ว่าแต่เขาอิเหนาเป็นเอง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "tencere dibin kara, seninki benden kara"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "дорікав горщик чавунові, що чорний (dorikav horščyk čavunovi, ščo čornyj, literally “the pot reproached the kettle for being black”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "насміхалась верша з болота (nasmixalasʹ verša z bolota, literally “the fishing basket ridiculed the swamp”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "не баче сова, яка сама (ne bače sova, jaka sama, literally “the owl doesn't see itself”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "chó chê mèo lắm lông"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "ṣágo ń búgò"
}
]
}
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"tags": [
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"word": "methinks the lady doth protest too much"
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{
"word": "hi pot, meet kettle and pot, meet kettle"
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"examples": [
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"text": "I think it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black when she says he is obsessive.",
"type": "example"
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{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "zozoak beleari, ipurbeltz"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "xoxoak beleari ipurbeltz"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "aquò's la misèria que se trufa de l'espital"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "el perol diu a la paella: \"Si m'embrutes, t'emmascaro\""
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "半斤笑八兩"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "bun³ gan¹ siu³ baat³ loeng⁵",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "半斤笑八两"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ng⁵ sap⁶ bou⁶ siu³ jat¹ baak³ bou⁶",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "五十步笑一百步"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "三跤貓笑一目狗"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "saⁿ kha niau chhiò chi̍t ba̍k káu",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "三跤猫笑一目狗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wǔshíbù xiàoyībǎibù",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "五十步笑一百步"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "zloděj křičí, chyťte zloděje"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "de pot verwijt de ketel dat hij zwart ziet"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "kaldrono ridas pri poto kaj mem estas kota"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "pada sõimab katelt"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "pada sõimab katelt, ühed mustad mõlemad"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "pata kattilaa soimaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "pata kattilaa soimaa, musta kylki kummallakin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est l’hôpital qui se moque de la charité"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est l’hôpital qui se fout de la charité"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est l’hôpital qui se moque de l’infirmerie"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est la poêle qui se moque du chaudron"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est la poêle qui se fout du chaudron"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "voir la paille dans l’œil du voisin et ne pas voir la poutre dans le sien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "voir une paille dans l’œil de son prochain et ne pas voir une poutre dans le sien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "voir la paille dans l’œil de son voisin et ne pas voir une poutre dans le sien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "c’est la pelle qui se moque du fourgon"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "díxolle a pota ao caldeiro"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"note": "ყვავმა ყვავს უთხრა შე შავოო (q̇vavma q̇vavs utxra še šavoo, literally “a crow calling the other black”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"note": "είπε ο γάιδαρος τον πετεινό κεφάλα (eípe o gáidaros ton peteinó kefála, literally “the donkey calling the cock \"bighead\"”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"note": "כל הפוסל במומו פוסל (kol hapossel, b'mumo possel, literally “all who disqualify [another due to a fault], disqualifies [him through the reflection] of his own fault”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"note": "उल्टा चोर कोतवाल को डांटे (ulṭā cor kotvāl ko ḍāṇṭe, literally “the thief scolds the chief policeman”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "bagoly mondja verébnek, hogy nagyfejű"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "más szemében a szálkát is meglátja, a magáéban a gerendát sem"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "maling teriak maling"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "maling teriak rampok"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "casadh an chorcáin leis an gciteal"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "an óinseach ag aoir ar an amadán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "is maith an té atá ag tabhairt achasáin uaidh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "il bue che dice cornuto all'asino"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mekuso hanakuso o warau",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "目糞鼻糞を笑う"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "目糞鼻糞 (mekuso hanakuso, literally “the eye booger laughing at the nose booger”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gojuppo hyappo",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "五十歩百歩"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"note": "똥묻은 개가 겨묻은 개 나무란다 (ttongmudeun gaega gyeomudeun gae namuranda, literally “the dung-covered dog scolds the chaff-covered dog”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "juokiasi puodas, kad katilas juodas"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mu reklo magareto na zajakot",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "му рекло магарето на зајакот"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "kata periuk belanga hitam"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "kaste sten i glasshus"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"note": "دیگ به دیگ میگه روت سیاه (dig be dig mi-ge rut siyâh, literally “the pot tells the other pot: your face is black”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "piâz be sir mige dahanet buh mide",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "پیاز به سیر میگه دهنت بوه میده"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "przyganiał kocioł garnkowi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "roto falando do esfarrapado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "o sujo falando do mal lavado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "diz o roto ao nu"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "râde ciob de oală spartă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "в чужо́м глазу́ сори́нку заметно, в своём — бревна́ не вида́ть (v čužóm glazú sorínku zametno, v svojóm — brevná ne vidátʹ, literally “In another person's eye one can notice a mote, not in one's own”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "чья́ бы коро́ва мыча́ла, а твоя́ б молча́ла (čʹjá by koróva myčála, a tvojá b molčála, literally “Another person's cow could moo, but yours had better be silent”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "ругала се шерпа лонцу широка му уста"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "ругала се руга па јој била друга"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "rugala se šerpa loncu široka mu usta"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "rugala se ruga pa joj bila druga"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "le dijo la sartén al cazo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "le dijo la sartén al cazo: ¡aparta que me tiznas!"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "kasta sten i glashus"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "se grandet i grannens öga men inte bjälken i sitt eget"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"note": "దొంగకు తేలు కుట్టినట్లు (doṅgaku tēlu kuṭṭinaṭlu, literally “the thief stung by a scorpion”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "wâa-dtɛ̀ɛ-kǎo-ì-nǎo-bpen-eeng",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "ว่าแต่เขาอิเหนาเป็นเอง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "tencere dibin kara, seninki benden kara"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "дорікав горщик чавунові, що чорний (dorikav horščyk čavunovi, ščo čornyj, literally “the pot reproached the kettle for being black”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "насміхалась верша з болота (nasmixalasʹ verša z bolota, literally “the fishing basket ridiculed the swamp”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "не баче сова, яка сама (ne bače sova, jaka sama, literally “the owl doesn't see itself”)",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "chó chê mèo lắm lông"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser",
"word": "ṣágo ń búgò"
}
],
"word": "pot calling the kettle black"
}
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