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五十步笑百步 (ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

五十步笑百步 (ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6, wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù) — (lit.) the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom); (fig.) the pot calls the kettle black

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beyond HSK

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