半斤八兩

Simplified: 半斤八两

bànjīnbāliǎng ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

    • not much to choose between the two
    • tweedledum and tweedledee

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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
half a jin, eight liang
Meaning
Two people or things are equally good or equally bad. Usually critical. English: 'six of one, half a dozen of the other'.

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