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半斤八両
bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2
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six of one and half of a dozen of the other; Hobson's choice; Tweedledum and Tweedledee. | Lit. "Half a Catty or Eight Taels", which is the same amount (in old China, 1 catty = 16 taels = 600+g; in today's People's Republic, 1 catty = 500g = 10 taels). | Note: Some publications make a distinction betw. 両 (tael) and 兩 (two). Some publications don't.  Level: 3 Google Frequency: 387 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 3233 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 20th Jul 2004 15:18 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:半 bun3 - half斤 gan1 - catty 八 baat3 - eight 両 loeng2 - a unit of weight |
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