<p>How about &quot;半斤八两&quot;? It's not funny though.</p>

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2020-12-23T08:39:04.933Z
2020-12-23T08:39:04.933Z
lingbingda
<p>How about something like:</p>
<ul>
<li>哎呀，渣渣辉，张家辉有什么区别嘛？</li>
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<p>Not sure if <em>everyone</em> will get it but it's quite funny.</p>

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2020-12-21T22:30:28.613Z
2020-12-21T22:30:28.613Z
Mou某
<p>I'm being very nitpicky with a coworker (20s, first language is mandarin) and I'm trying to tease myself playfully by saying something along the lines of <a href="https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/tomato+tomahto" rel="nofollow noreferrer">&quot;tomato tomahto&quot;</a> in mandarin.</p>
<p>I'm sure there is a translation for &quot;it's all the same&quot; (my stale interpretation for &quot;tomato tomahto&quot;), but I was hoping for a more playful phrase. Something more comparable to the joke-iness of &quot;tomato tomahto&quot;, originated from this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K75g7eRhH9M" rel="nofollow noreferrer">song</a>.</p>

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Is there a common idiom equivalent to "tomato tomahto" in mandarin?
# Is there a common idiom equivalent to "tomato tomahto" in mandarin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-21)

I'm being very nitpicky with a coworker (20s, first language is mandarin) and I'm trying to tease myself playfully by saying something along the lines of ["tomato tomahto"](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/tomato+tomahto) in mandarin.

I'm sure there is a translation for "it's all the same" (my stale interpretation for "tomato tomahto"), but I was hoping for a more playful phrase. Something more comparable to the joke-iness of "tomato tomahto", originated from this [song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K75g7eRhH9M).

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-23. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

How about "半斤八两"? It's not funny though.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-12-21. Score: 1

How about something like:

* 哎呀，渣渣辉，张家辉有什么区别嘛？

Not sure if *everyone* will get it but it's quite funny.


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