背著抱著一般重

1. • lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom)
2. • fig. one can't avoid the burden

Character by character

• 背(bēi)carry on one's back
• 著(zhe)aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 抱(bào)hold
• 著(zhe)aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 一(yī)one
• 般(bān)sort
• 重(zhòng)heavy