Meaning of 半斤八两
半斤八两 means be as good as each other; be equal; be roughly the same. Pronounced bàn jīn bā liǎng.
- be as good as each other; be equal; be roughly the same
Definitions & Examples
Bié别
chǎo吵
le了
，
nǐ你
men们
liǎng两
gè个
zuò做
shì事
dōu都
mǎ马
mǎ马
hū虎
hū虎
，
bàn半
jīn斤
bā八
liǎng两
。
Stop arguing. Both of you are careless in your work; you're as bad as each other.
Zhè这
liǎng两
zhī支
qiú球
duì队
de的
shí实
lì力
bàn半
jīn斤
bā八
liǎng两
，
shuí谁
yíng赢
dōu都
bù不
qí奇
guài怪
。
The strength of these two teams is about equal; it wouldn't be surprising if either won.
Dà大
gē哥
bié别
shuō说
èr二
gē哥
，
nǐ你
men们
liǎ俩
zuò作
bì弊
de的
shuǐ水
píng平
shì是
bàn半
jīn斤
bā八
liǎng两
。
The pot shouldn't call the kettle black; your levels of cheating are equally bad.