乌龟不笑鳖，都在泥里歇烏龜不笑鱉，都在泥里歇烏龜不笑鱉，都在泥里歇

the tortoise doesn't laugh at the turtle; both rest in the mud

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People in similar bad circumstances shouldn't mock each other. Similar to 'the pot calling the kettle black'.

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Simplified: 乌龟不笑鳖，都在泥里歇
Traditional (Taiwan): 烏龜不笑鱉，都在泥里歇
Pinyin: wūguī bú xiào biē, dōu zài ní li xiē
Pinyin (Taiwan): wūguī bú xiào biē, dōu zài ní lǐ xiē
Bopomofo: ㄨㄍㄨㄟㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄝ，ㄉㄡㄗㄞˋ ㄋㄧˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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