鍋嫌水壺黑

Chinese

		pot; pan; boiler	to dislike; to suspect	kettle; pitcher; water bottle	black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)
trad. (鍋嫌水壺黑)		鍋	嫌	水壺	黑
simp. (锅嫌水壶黑)		锅	嫌	水壶	黑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guō xián shuǐhú hēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guō xián shuǐhú hēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guo sián shuěihú hei
    • Wade–Giles: kuo¹ hsien² shui³-hu² hei¹
    • Yale: gwō syán shwěi-hú hēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guo shyan shoeihwu hei
    • Palladius: го сянь шуйху хэй (go sjanʹ šujxu xɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

鍋嫌水壺黑

1. (rare) literal translation of pot calling the kettle black

Synonyms

• 五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù)
• 鍋嫌壺黑／锅嫌壶黑 (guōxiánhúhēi)