手心手背都是肉

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

variant of 是[shi4] / (used in given names)

to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)

surname Du

all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

capital city / metropolis

all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130

variant of 背[bei1]

to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder

the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing

palm (of one's hand) / control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)

back of the hand