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海の物とも山の物ともつかない
Hiragana
うみのものともやまのものともつかない
Kanji
海のものとも山のものともつかない
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
正体や実態がはっきりしないことを表す慣用句。 / どのような性質・種類に属するのか判断できない、あいまいな状態であること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
正体や中身がよくわからず、どういうものかはっきり言えないようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
性质不明，难以判断 / 不伦不类 / 悬而未决
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
難以歸類；不知屬於哪一類 / 性質不明；難以判定 / 尚未確定；懸而未決
Korean Meaning
정체불명인 / 어느 범주에도 속하지 않는 / 아직 결론이 나지 않은
Vietnamese Meaning
khó xác định thuộc loại gì / chưa rõ thực chất / còn bỏ ngỏ, chưa ngã ngũ
Tagalog Meaning
hindi matukoy kung ano ang uri / alanganin; hindi maikategorya / nakabitin; hindi pa napagpapasyahan
Sense（1）
neither fish nor fowl, up in the air
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海の物とも山の物ともつかない
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His art style is unique, it's neither fish nor fowl.
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彼のアートスタイルは、海の物とも山の物ともつかない独特のものだ。
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