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五雀六燕
wǔ​què​liù​yàn

about the same

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
五雀六燕 wǔ​què​liù​yàn
about the same
about the same; six of one and half a dozen of the other; referring to a problem in the ancient mathematical text 九章算术 jiǔ​zhāng​suàn​shù where five sparrows and six swallows weigh the same
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