五十歩百歩
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||||
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五 | 十 | 歩 | 百 | 歩 |
ご Grade: 1 |
じっ Grade: 1 |
ほ > ぽ Grade: 2 |
ひゃく > ひゃっ Grade: 1 |
ほ > ぽ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Kanji in this term | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
五 | 十 | 歩 | 百 | 歩 |
ご Grade: 1 |
じゅう > じゅっ Grade: 1 |
ほ > ぽ Grade: 2 |
ひゃく > ひゃっ Grade: 1 |
ほ > ぽ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎibù, literally “fifty steps laugh a hundred steps”).
Pronunciation
Idiom
五十歩百歩 (hiragana ごじっぽひゃっぽ, rōmaji gojippo hyappo, alternative reading ごじゅっぽひゃっぽ, rōmaji gojuppo hyappo)
- six of one, half a dozen of the other (very little difference between two things)
Usage notes
- Though gojippo hyappo is the traditional reading, gojuppo hyappo is commonly used.
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