半斤八两
Traditional form:
半斤八兩
Pinyin (reading):
bànjīnbāliǎng
Definitions:
- not much to choose between the two
- tweedledum and tweedledee
Characters:
- 半 - half; semi-, incomplete
- 斤 - a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
- 八 - eight; all around, all sides
- 两 - two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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