成语故事:五十步笑百步 The pot calling the kettle black

Wang Xiaoyu China Plus Published: 2017-11-03 14:05:35
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成语故事:五十步笑百步 The pot calling the kettle black

成语故事:五十步笑百步 The pot calling the kettle black

五十步笑百步

wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù

The pot calling the kettle black

五十步 means fifty steps, 百步means one hundred steps. 笑 means mock at. This idiom is to remind people not to mock others especially when the situation for both people is similar.

Literal meaning: The pot calling the kettle black

Explanation: to remind people not to mock others especially when the situation for both people is similar

E.g

五十步笑百步,当你没在考试中取的好成绩但是却要去嘲笑别人挂科的时候,真的是太荒唐了。

wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù ,dāng nǐ méi zài kǎo shì zhōng qǔ de hǎo chéng jì dàn shì què yào qù cháo xiào bié rén guà kē de shí hòu ,zhēn de shì tài huāng táng le 。

The pot calling the kettle black, this is ridiculous to mock others who fall the exam when you are not get a good mark.

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