半斤八兩
bàn​jīn​bā​liǎng

six of one and half a dozen of the other

  • created sense approved 半斤八两/半斤八兩 · bàn​jīn​bā​liǎng · six of one and half a dozen of the other — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半斤八两 / 半斤八兩

    bàn​jīn​bā​liǎng

    six of one and half a dozen of the other

    not much to choose between the two; used to describe two people or things as being the same, often with a negative tone implying they are equally bad

    半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · half 斤 (literal) → 斤 · jīn · jin 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 两 (literal) → 两/兩 · liǎng · liang

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense