半斤八兩 (bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 | ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3) : DELETE

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半斤八兩

bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2

ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

半斤八兩 / 半斤八两

This word has been viewed 1277 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 19th Mar 2018 13:26

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Characters in this word:

半 bun3 - half
斤 gan1 - catty
八 baat3 - eight
兩 loeng5 loeng2 - two; pair

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

半斤八両 bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 = six of one and half of a dozen of the other

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One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

*!*!* This entry has been marked as INCOMPLETE by an editor, so it is not fully accurate *!*!*

!!* This entry has been marked as INCOMPLETE by an editor, so it is not fully accurate !!*