半斤八兩

See also: 半斤八两

Chinese

		half	catty jin	eight	tael(s)
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 was equal to 16 兩.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàn jīn bā liǎng

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàn jīn bā liǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄅㄚㄌㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bann jin ba leang
  - 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 paːt̚³ 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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