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TOPIK 5noun

오십보백보

osipbobaekbo [오십뽀백뽀]

오십보백보가 · 오십보백보를

a difference that makes no difference; not much better; the pot calling the kettle black

Example

지각한 사람이나 결석한 사람이나 오십보백보예요.

The person who was late and the person who was absent are pretty much the same.

Word parts

오 five십 ten보 step백 hundred보 step

From Mencius: a soldier who fled fifty paces laughing at one who fled a hundred.

Good to know

Common pattern: A나 B나 오십보백보다.