"pot calling the kettle black" 怎么发音

expression

US

PAHT KAW-ling thuh KET-uhl BLAK

UK

POT KAW-ling thuh KET-uhl BLAK

释义

This expression is used when someone criticizes another person for a fault they themselves have. It means someone is guilty of the same thing they are accusing someone else of.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈpɑt/ /ˈkɔɫɪŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɛtəɫ/ /ˈbɫæk

英式英语

pˈɒt/ /kˈɔːlɪŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɛtəl/ /blˈæk

简化发音

美式

PAHT KAW-ling thuh KET-uhl BLAK

英式

POT KAW-ling thuh KET-uhl BLAK

语境中听

It's the pot calling the kettle black when you complain about being late.

Saying she's messy is the pot calling the kettle black.

Telling me to be quiet? That's the pot calling the kettle black!

Jack says Mark spends too much money, but that's really the pot calling the kettle black.