半斤八两 半斤八兩
半斤八两 半斤八兩 bàn jīn bā liǎng ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˇ bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng5
- not much to choose between the two
- tweedledum and tweedledee
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半
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 半场 半場 bàn chǎng ㄅㄢˋ ㄔㄤˇ bun3 coeng4 half of a game or contest
- 半夜 bàn yè ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ bun3 je6 midnight
- 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day
- 半岛 半島 bàn dǎo ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ bun3 dou2 peninsula
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- 半年 bàn nián ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ bun3 nin4 half a year
- 半数 半數 bàn shù ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ bun3 sou3 half the number; half
- 半路 bàn lù ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ bun3 lou6 halfway
- 多半 duō bàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋ do1 bun3 most
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 过半 過半 guò bàn ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ gwo3 bun3 over fifty percent
- 半导体 半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄧˇ bun3 dou6 tai2 semiconductor
- 半决赛 半決賽 bàn jué sài ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄞˋ bun3 kyut3 coi3 semifinals
- 半边天 半邊天 bàn biān tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 bin1 tin1 half the sky
- 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
- 半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 (idiom) half true and half false
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 上半 shàng bàn ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢˋ soeng6 bun3 first half
- 下半 xià bàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ haa6 bun3 second half
- 半个 半個 bàn ge ㄅㄢˋ ˙ㄍㄜ bun3 go3 half of sth
斤
- 公斤 gōng jīn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ gung1 gan1 kilogram (kg)
- 市斤 shì jīn ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ si5 gan1 Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
- 斤两 斤兩 jīn liǎng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˇ gan1 loeng2 weight
- 斤斗 jīn dǒu ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄡˇ gan1 dau2 variant of 筋斗
- 台斤 臺斤 Tái jīn ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣ toi4 gan1 Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
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- 千斤顶 千斤頂 qiān jīn dǐng ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄥˇ cin1 gan1 ding2 jack (mechanical lifting device)
- 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ gan1 gan1 gai3 gaau3 to haggle over every ounce
- 斤斤较量 斤斤較量 jīn jīn jiào liàng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ gan1 gan1 gaau3 loeng6 see 斤斤计较
- 争斤论两 爭斤論兩 zhēng jīn lùn liǎng ㄓㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ zang1 gan1 leon6 loeng5 to haggle over every ounce (idiom)
- 短斤缺两 短斤缺兩 duǎn jīn quē liǎng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄌㄧㄤˇ dyun2 gan1 kyut3 loeng5 to give short weight
- 缺斤少两 缺斤少兩 quē jīn shǎo liǎng ㄑㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ kyut3 gan1 siu3 loeng5 to give short weight
- 缺斤短两 缺斤短兩 quē jīn duǎn liǎng ㄑㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ kyut3 gan1 dyun2 loeng5 to give short weight
八
- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 三八 sān bā ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ saam1 baat3 International Women's Day 妇女节, 8th March
- 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
- 亡八 wáng bā ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ mong4 baat3 variant of 王八
- 保八 bǎo bā ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄚ bou2 baat3 to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
- 八仙 Bā xiān ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ baat3 sin1 the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 八哥 bā ge ㄅㄚ ˙ㄍㄜ (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
- 八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4 meddling woman
- 八宿 Bā sù ㄅㄚ ㄙㄨˋ baat3 sau3 see 八宿县
- 八度 bā dù ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˋ baat3 dou6 octave
- 八廓 Bā kuò ㄅㄚ ㄎㄨㄛˋ baat3 kwok3 Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
- 八强 八強 bā qiáng ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ baat3 koeng4 (sports) top eight
两 兩
- 两侧 兩側 liǎng cè ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄘㄜˋ loeng5 zak1 two sides; both sides
- 两岸 兩岸 liǎng àn ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ loeng5 ngon6 bilateral
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 两栖 兩棲 liǎng qī ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧ loeng5 cai1 amphibious
- 两极 兩極 liǎng jí ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧˊ loeng5 gik6 the two poles
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- 两边 兩邊 liǎng biān ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧㄢ either side; both sides
- 两口子 兩口子 liǎng kǒu zi ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ loeng5 hau2 zi2 husband and wife
- 有两下子 有兩下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ jau5 loeng5 haa6 zi2 to have real skill
- 三两 三兩 sān liǎng ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˇ saam1 loeng5 two or three
- 两下 兩下 liǎng xià ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ loeng5 haa5 twice
- 两倍 兩倍 liǎng bèi ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄟˋ loeng5 pui5 twice as much
- 两仪 兩儀 liǎng yí ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄧˊ loeng5 ji4 heaven and earth
- 两全 兩全 liǎng quán ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ loeng5 cyun4 to satisfy both sides
- 两句 兩句 liǎng jù ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄩˋ loeng5 geoi3 (say) a few words
- 两国 兩國 liǎng guó ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ loeng5 gwok3 both countries; the two countries
- 两宋 兩宋 Liǎng Sòng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ loeng5 sung3 the Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 两广 兩廣 Liǎng Guǎng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄤˇ loeng5 gwong2 the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
- 两德 兩德 liǎng Dé ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄜˊ loeng5 dak1 two Germanies
- 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ loeng5 sing3 male and female
- 两方 兩方 liǎng fāng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄤ loeng5 fong1 both sides (in contract)