五十步笑百步 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù

the pot calls the kettle black

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the pot calls the kettle black
  2. 2. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
five; 5
ten; 10
walk; a step; a pace
smile; laugh; old variant of xiào
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
walk; a step; a pace