我看他俩呀 半斤八两 谁也没比谁强
“I'd say they're about the same. Neither one's better than the other.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
比你们那个置中的黄树松强多了
“She's better than Huang Shusong from Zhizhong.”
我看 他俩呀 半斤八两 谁也没比谁强
“I'd say they're about the same. Neither one's better than the other.”
你这就过分了吧 李亦非 你没有必要为了挤对我
“That's a bit much, Li Yifei. You don't need to twist the facts”
“Don't act like your guy is superior; they are both equally unimpressive.”
In ancient Chinese measurement, one jin equaled sixteen liang, making half a jin exactly eight liang. Modern usage almost always carries a mildly pejorative or cynical overtone.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
six of one and half a dozen of the other; equally mediocre
A traditional idiom (referencing 16-ounce pounds) used almost exclusively to describe two negative or flawed things that are equal in degree.
neither is better than the other
A spoken pattern used to level the playing field and dismiss claims of superiority.
Softens the blunt critique and adds a conversational, speculative cadence to the judgment.
