手电筒，专照别人，不照自己手電筒，專照別人，不照自己手電筒，專照別人，不照自己

a flashlight: shines only on others, not on itself

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who picks on others' faults but never examines their own. Critical.

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Simplified: 手电筒，专照别人，不照自己
Traditional (Taiwan): 手電筒，專照別人，不照自己
Pinyin: shǒudiàntǒng, zhuān zhào biéren, bú zhào zìjǐ
Bopomofo: ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ，ㄓㄨㄢㄓㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄖㄣ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄠˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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