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
simp. and trad. (五十步笑一百步)		五十	步	笑	一百	步

From the book Mencius.

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔshí bù xiào yībǎi bù

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ sap⁶ bou⁶ siu³ jat¹ baak³ bou⁶

五十步笑一百步

soldiers who retreated fifty steps laughing at soldiers who retreated a hundred steps; the pot calling the kettle black

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