半斤八两 bàn jīn bā liǎng

DEFINITIONS

  1. not much to choose between the two
  2. tweedledum and tweedledee

CHARACTERS

半 bàn
HSK 3
half
斤 jīn
HSK 3
a catty (approximately 500 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; KangXi radical number 69
八 bā
HSK 1
eight; all around, all sides
两 liǎng
HSK 2
two, both, pair, couple; ounce