半斤八兩

See also: 半斤八两

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg	eight	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael
trad. (半斤八兩)		半	斤	八	兩
simp. (半斤八两)		半	斤	八	两
Literally: “Half a catty vs. eight taels. (formerly 1 catty = 16 taels)”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bànjīnbāliǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun³ gan¹ baat³ loeng^5-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bànjīnbāliǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannjinba1leang
    • IPA ^(key): /pa̠n⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pa̠⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun³ gan¹ baat³ loeng^5-2
    • Yale: bun gān baat léung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun³ gan¹ baat⁸ loeng^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun³ gen¹ bad³ lêng²
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn³³ kɐn⁵⁵ pɑːt̚³ lœːŋ¹³⁻³⁵/

Idiom

半斤八兩

1. six of one, half a dozen of the other; not much to choose between the two

Derived terms

• 半斤笑八兩／半斤笑八两