伯仲之間 bó zhòng zhī jiān

DEFINITIONS

  1. almost on a par

CHARACTERS

伯 bó older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
仲 zhòng middle brother; go between, mediator; surname
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
間 jiān interval, space; place, between