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Sentence
Him laughing at other people's mistakes is just like the pot calling the kettle black.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
他嘲笑别人的失败，简直是五十步笑百步。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
他居然嘲笑別人的失敗，簡直是五十步笑百步。
Korean Translation
그가 남의 실패를 비웃다니, 말 그대로 눈곱이 코딱지를 비웃는 꼴이다.
Vietnamese Translation
Anh ta cười nhạo lỗi lầm của người khác, thật đúng là 'mắt dơ chê mũi dơ'.
Tagalog Translation
Nagtatawa siya sa pagkakamali ng iba — talagang parang 'ang mantsa sa mata ay tumatawa sa mantsa sa ilong'.
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Him laughing at other people's mistakes is just like the pot calling the kettle black.
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彼が他人の失敗を笑うなんて、まさに目糞鼻糞を笑う状態だ。
Related words
目糞鼻糞を笑う
Hiragana
めくそはなくそをわらう
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
目糞鼻糞を笑う：自分の欠点や程度の低さを棚に上げて、他人の欠点をあざ笑うことをいう慣用表現。英語の “the pot calling the kettle black” に相当する。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんもおなじようなわるいところがあるのに、ひとをわらうこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
五十步笑百步 / 自己也有同样的缺点却嘲笑别人 / 彼此一样糟却互相讥笑
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
自己有相同缺點卻嘲笑別人。 / 彼此差不多卻互相貶損。 / 半斤八兩地互相嘲諷。
Korean Meaning
자기도 흠이 있으면서 남의 흠을 비웃다 / 엇비슷한 처지에서 서로를 비웃다 / 도긴개긴이면서 남을 조롱함
Vietnamese Meaning
Chê bai người khác về khuyết điểm mà bản thân cũng có. / Cười người mà mình cũng chẳng hơn; tương tự “chó chê mèo lắm lông”.
Tagalog Meaning
Pag-uyam sa kapwa na may kapareho ring kapintasan. / Nanghuhusga sa iba gayong ganoon din ang sarili. / Paglibak sa ibang marumi kahit marumi rin.
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