手心手背都是肉 in English shou3 xin1 shou3 bei4 dou1 shi4 rou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to both be of equal importance
  • to value both equally

Simplified Characters

手 心 手 背 都 是 肉

Traditional Characters

手 心 手 背 都 是 肉

Pinyin

shou3 xin1 shou3 bei4 dou1 shi4 rou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

手shou3hand 心xin1heart 手shou3hand 背bei4variant of 背[bei1] 都dou1surname Du 是shi4is 肉rou4meat