手心手背都是肉 shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. to value both equally

CHARACTERS

手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
背 bèi
HSK 5
back; back side; behind; betray
都 dōu
HSK 1
metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
肉 ròu
HSK 2
flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130