| 半 |
bàn jīn bā liǎng | not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee |
| 半 |
bàn | half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half |
| 斤 |
jīn | catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g |
| 八 |
bā | eight |
| 两 |
liǎng | two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) |