五十步笑一百步

Chinese

		fifty; 50	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process	laugh; smile	one hundred; a hundred	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
trad. (五十步笑一百步)		五十	步	笑	一百	步
simp. #(五十步笑一百步)		五十	步	笑	一百	步

Etymology

See 五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔshí bù xiào yībǎi bù

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ sap⁶ bou⁶ siu³ jat¹ baak³ bou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔshí bù xiào yībǎi bù [Phonetic: wǔshí bù xiào yìbǎi bù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔshíh bù siào yibǎi bù
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-shih² pu⁴ hsiao⁴ i¹-pai³ pu⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-shŕ bù syàu yī-bǎi bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushyr buh shiaw ibae buh
    • Palladius: уши бу сяо ибай бу (uši bu sjao ibaj bu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ sap⁶ bou⁶ siu³ jat¹ baak³ bou⁶
    • Yale: ńgh sahp bouh siu yāt baak bouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ sap⁹ bou⁶ siu³ jat⁷ baak⁸ bou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ seb⁶ bou⁶ xiu³ yed¹ bag³ bou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ sɐp̚² pou̯²² siːu̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ paːk̚³ pou̯²²/

Idiom

五十步笑一百步

1. pot calling the kettle black

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 五十步笑百步 (“pot calling the kettle black”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		五十步笑百步, 五十步笑一百步
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	五十步笑百步, 五十步笑一百步
Cantonese	Hong Kong	五十步笑百步, 五十步笑一百步
Southern Min	Xiamen	七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無毛, 龜笑鱉無尾，鱉笑龜粗皮, 龜笑鱉無尾, 龜笑鱉短尾，蟳笑蝦無血, 三跤貓笑一目狗, 三跤雞笑一目狗, 八兩笑半斤
	Quanzhou	七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無毛, 龜笑鱉無尾，鱉笑龜粗皮, 龜笑鱉短尾，蟳笑蝦無血, 三跤貓笑一目狗, 八兩笑半斤
	Zhangzhou	七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無毛, 龜笑鱉無尾，鱉笑龜粗皮, 龜笑鱉短尾，蟳笑蝦無血, 三跤貓笑一目狗, 八兩笑半斤
	Tainan	七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無尾