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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bànjīnbāliǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄅㄚㄌㄧㄤˇ
  - 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

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

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