not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
trad. 半斤八兩
Also written 半斤八兩【bàn jīn bā liǎng】
Characters in this word
4半
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half, semi-, incomplete, (after a number) and a half
- Pinyin
- bàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2465 of 2500
斤
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catty, (PRC) weight equal to 500 g, (Tw) weight equal to 600 g, (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
- Pinyin
- jīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 31498 of 2500
八
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eight
- Pinyin
- bā
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 3655 of 2500
两
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two, both, some, a few, tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- Pinyin
- liǎng
- Traditional
- 兩
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1703 of 2500