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 | ||
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| 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
- (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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
五十步笑一百步
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 五十步笑百步 (“pot calling the kettle black”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 七仔笑八仔, 龜笑鱉無毛, 龜笑鱉無尾 | |