What is the moral of pot calling the kettle black?

Pot calling the kettle black's moral is that shortcomings or mistakes are of the same nature, but the plot is heavier or lighter. Pot calling the kettle black's written meaning is that a man who has escaped fifty steps makes fun of a man who has escaped a hundred steps. This is an idiom and allusion, which is derogatory because of Mencius and Liang.

Its extended meaning is not only to see other people's shortcomings, but to see their own shortcomings. In fact, you have the same shortcomings as others. You are as bad as I am, and no one should laugh at anyone.

Introduction of pot calling the kettle black's Story Game

Liang is very proud of his good governance in transferring victims and delivering disaster relief food. But in Mencius' view, this can only show that his practice is superior to that of neighboring monarchs, because it is only a remedial measure and does not fundamentally enrich the people. Therefore, Wei is not as good as he thinks, and can attract people from other countries.

Liang thinks he is better than other monarchs, which is much like pot calling the kettle black, whom Liang denies. In battle, those who take fifty steps back laugh at those who take a hundred steps back. Although the number and degree are different, but the essence is the same, they are all running away.

This idiom also satirizes a phenomenon. Some people turn a blind eye to their own mistakes when blaming others for their pain, gangrene and ulcer, and use pot calling the kettle black's method to cover up for themselves. Sometimes what we see is only the dazzling appearance of things, and the essence of things is determined by appearances, which is often overlooked.