半斤八兩

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: buan3 geng1 boih4 niê2
POJ: puàⁿ-kurng-poih-nié
Variety: chaozhou

Peng'im: buan3 gêng1 boih4 nio2
POJ: puàⁿ-keng-poih-nió
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Chaozhou [ie] ~ Shantou [io] (潮 dio5).

idiom: six of one, half a dozen of the other; not much difference between the two
半斤八兩

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker.

Usage: derogatory, idiomatic