五十步笑百步

wǔshíbùxiàobǎibù

one who retreats fifty paces mocks one who retreats a hundred—the pot calls the kettle black

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the pot calls the kettle black

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the pot calls the kettle black

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wu5 shi2 bu4 xiao4 bai3 bu4

the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps, the pot calls the kettle black

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五十步笑百步

wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù

Those who retreat fifty paces laugh at those who retreat a hundred paces.; One who retreats fifty paces mocks one who retreats a hundred -- the pot calls the kettle black.

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五十步笑百步|五十步笑百步 [wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù] ► the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) ► the pot calls the kettle black