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：2025/12/05
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。
Sense（1）
pot calling the kettle black
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目糞鼻糞を笑う
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Him laughing at other people's mistakes is just like the pot calling the kettle black.
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。
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