龜笑鱉無尾 guī xiào biē wú wěi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
  2. fig. the pot calling the kettle black

CHARACTERS

龜 guī turtle or tortoise; cuckold
笑 xiào
HSK 2
smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
鱉 biē turtle
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
尾 wěi
HSK 5
tail, extremity; end, stern