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

See 五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù).

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

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
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

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