What does 半斤八两 mean?
半斤八两
six of one, half a dozen of the other; both equally bad
It can also mean
- six of one and half a dozen of the other
Its characters
- 半 half
- 斤 classifier for jin, a unit of weight (half a kilogram)
- 八 eight
- 两 two (used with a classifier)
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