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    3. 猿の尻笑い

    猿の尻笑い

    猿さるの​尻しり笑わらい​

    the pot calling the kettle black

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    さるのしりわらい

    Noun

    1.
    the pot calling the kettle black, people who live in glass houses throwing stones, a monkey's laughter at (another monkey's) buttocks
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    猿
    さる…(5)
    monkey
    Kanji
    尻
    しり…(2)
    buttocks・hips・butt・rear
    Kanji
    笑
    わら.う・え.む…(2)
    laugh
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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