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手心手背都是肉

shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3. to value both equally