80001701-a 'to describe things as not being different (in quality or ability); often used derogatorily.
[Lit: Half a catty (vs) eight taels: In the older Chinese weights-and-measure system, 1 catty = 16 taels; thus 0.5 catty and 8 taels are equal] (wangwenjie)';
to describe things as not being different (in quality or ability); often used derogatorily.
[Lit: Half a catty (vs) eight taels: In the older Chinese weights-and-measure system, 1 catty = 16 taels; thus 0.5 catty and 8 taels are equal] (wangwenjie)
equivalent idioms or phrases include "six of one, half a dozen of the other", "as broad as long", "same difference", "six and two threes", etc (wangwenjie)