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Ciah laang cit kyn, ma aix heeng laang six niuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah laang cit kyn, ma aix heeng laang six niuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]

If you eat a pound, you must return four ounces. Be grateful.

有恩必要報。

cit ee cit kyn, cit ee zablak niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ee cit kyn, cit ee zap'lak niuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

six of the one, half a dozen of the other; tweedledum and tweedledee

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niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niuo; (liorng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

one-sixteenth of a "kin", Chinese ounce, tael

兩

• khyn-niwsviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khyn'niuo'sviuo; khyn-niuo'sviuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very light for its size
  很輕

• pvoarkyn pøehniuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'kyn peq'niuo; pvoax'kyn pøeq'niuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eight ounces and half a catty — both of them are the same
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pvoax kyn pøeq niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax kyn peq niuo; pvoax kyn pøeq niuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

eight ounces and half a catty — six of one and half a dozen of the other, half and half, equal, no difference

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