五十步笑百步

1. • the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)

     lit.

2. • the pot calls the kettle black

     fig.

Character by character

• 五(wǔ)five
• 十(shí)ten
• 步(bù)a step
• 笑(xiào)laugh
• 百(bǎi)hundred
• 步(bù)a step