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半斤八兩 meaning in English

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半斤八兩 noun

Tweedledum and Tweedledee(people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly)
noun
[UK: ˈtwiːdl.ˈdʌm ənd] [US: ˈtwiːdl.ˈdʌm ænd]

半斤八兩 phrase

much of a muchness(little difference between multiple things)
phrase
[UK: ˈmʌtʃ əv ə ˈmʌtʃ.nəs] [US: ˈmʌtʃ əv ə ˈmʌtʃ.nəs]

six of one, half a dozen of the other(two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent)
phrase
[UK: sɪks əv wʌn hɑːf ə ˈdʌz.n̩ əv ðə ˈʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈsɪks əv wʌn ˈhæf ə ˈdʌz.n̩ əv ðə ˈʌð.r̩]