six of one and half a dozen of the other
(Idiom information)
Half a catty is eight taels, the old one is sixteen taels, and eight taels is exactly half a catty. Half a catty is eight taels, and the weight is equal, indicating equal strength. Generally, it is a derogatory term.
Chinese name
six of one and half a dozen of the other
spell
Benjamin
propagule
six of one and half a dozen of the other
tidy
Wu guang hui yuan
Language method
combined type
gender
derogatory sense
Idiom explanation
Idiom: half a catty is eight taels.
Pinyin: bàn jιn bāLi mγng
Explanation: eight Liang: that is, half a catty. One and a half Jin, one and a half Liang. Metaphor is equal to each other and equal in strength.
Idioms and their stories
source
1, Songshi Puji's "Five Lights Meeting Yuan" Volume 11: "Q:' Come, nothing goes, two-way loss. How can you not get lost? "The teacher said,' The head of the scale is half a catty, and the tail is eight taels.' "
2, Songshi Baiwei "Zhong Jian Guo Jing Continued Lamp Record": "The scale is as hard as iron, and eight or two turns out to be half a catty."
Qin Shihuang not only unified the standard gauge and stipulated the verification and calibration system, but also unified the measurement system of weights and measures, and adopted the hexadecimal measurement method, that is, the measurement system: 1 = 10 foot = 1000 foot = 1000 inch =1. 1 jun =30 kg; 1 gold = 16 beam; 1 two =24 baht.
example
1, Shi Ming Nai 'an's Outlaws of the Marsh 107: "People see his two skills, they are almost the same, and their clothes are similar."
2, Song Anonymous "Zhang Xie No.1" play 28: "Two pounds and a half, each family does not complain." [ 1]
Historical allusion
Before the Qin Dynasty in China, coins and units of measurement in various countries were not unified, and transactions between businessmen and people in various countries were not convenient. After the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, Qin Shihuang ordered a unified survey, and Li Si was responsible for drafting documents. At that time, the standard of measurement had been basically determined, but this "scale" was still undecided, so I went to consult the first emperor. Qin Shihuang then began to write down the four characters "justice in the world".
Reese took four big characters and was puzzled. In order not to let the emperor blame him, he simply added the four-character strokes together and became a unit of "balance". One catty equals sixteen taels, so half a catty is eight taels, which is exactly the same.
It was used in China feudal society for more than 2000 years. It was not until 1949, when the new China was founded, that it was changed to the present situation that one catty equals twelve, because the calculation of hexadecimal system is inconvenient.
Discrimination of words
For example: two and a half Jin, there is no need to get angry when you go home. (Song Anonymous "Zhang Xie Champion" Opera No.28)
Grammatical combination; As predicates and clauses; The metaphors are the same.
Synonym is neck and neck, neck and neck.
Antonyms are very different, very different and far from each other.
Idiom riddle: 500 grams in total. A: Half a catty is eight taels.
Two-part allegorical saying-no difference, almost the same.
Degree of usage of common idioms
Emotional color is often used as a derogatory term.
Idiom structure combination idiom
Ancient idioms in the production era
The idiom Pronunciation 8 cannot be pronounced as "bá".
There are two forms of idioms, and you can't write "two".
The idioms "almost the same weight" and "evenly matched" both mean "equal regardless of height". However, the emphasis is on the same level of description; "Close" focuses on describing the equal strength, which is mainly used to describe the equal strength of the enemy and ourselves.