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龜笑鱉無尾
简 龟笑鳖无尾 · 繁 龜笑鱉無尾Mandarin · pinyin guī xiào biē wú wěi
Meanings
- lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
- fig. the pot calling the kettle black
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- 龜
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- 笑
- xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
- 鱉
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- 無
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- 尾
- wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
- 龟
- guī · turtle or tortoise; cuckold
- 鳖
- biē · turtle
- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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1–4–1–2–3 · gui1 xiao4 bie1 wu2 wei3
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