五十步笑百步 (ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6 | ) : someone that has not reached the goal laughs at others that also have not

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五十步笑百步

ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6

pot calling the kettle black

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

五十步笑百步

This word has been viewed 1508 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 5th Feb 2008 06:37 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 15:47

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五 ng5 - five; fifth
十 sap6 - ten
步 bou6 - step, pace; fortune
笑 siu3 - smile, laugh, grin
百 baak3 - hundred
步 bou6 - step, pace; fortune

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