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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

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: Look up this written character
笑: xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
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無: Look up this written character
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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