半斤八兩
See also: 半斤八两
Chinese
half | catty jin |
eight | tael(s) | ||
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trad. (半斤八兩) | 半 | 斤 | 八 | 兩 | |
simp. (半斤八两) | 半 | 斤 | 八 | 两 |
Etymology
From the former Chinese measurement system, wherein one 斤 (jīn) was equal to 16 兩/两 (liǎng).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bànjinbaliǎng
- Wade–Giles: pan4-chin1-pa1-liang3
- Yale: bàn-jīn-bā-lyǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannjinbaleang
- Palladius: баньцзиньбалян (banʹczinʹbaljan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pän⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng5-2
- Yale: bun gān baat léung
- Cantonese Pinyin: bun3 gan1 baat8 loeng5-2
- Guangdong Romanization: bun3 gen1 bad3 lêng5-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːn³³ kɐn⁵⁵ paːt̚³ lœːŋ¹³⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 半斤八兩
- six of one, half a dozen of the other; not much to choose between the two
Derived terms
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