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not much to choose between the two · tweedledum and tweedledee

半斤八两
bàn jīn bā liǎng
b+àn·4th tonej+īn·1st toneb+ā·1st tonel+iǎng·3rd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched · roughly comparable (opponents)旗鼓相当qí gǔ xiāng dāngequally matched · about the same不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàto both share the limelight · to both have an equal share of平分秋色píng fēn qiū sèequal · equally · equivalent相等xiāng děng
Antonyms
entirely different · different as black and white截然不同jié rán bù tóngas different as can be (idiom) · poles apart大相径庭dà xiāng jìng tíngpoles apart (idiom) · entirely different天差地远tiān chā dì yuǎn
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