海の物とも山の物ともつかない

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 物 山 物
うみ
Grade: 2 		もの
Grade: 3 		やま
Grade: 1 		もの
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “neither things in the ocean nor things in the mountain”.

Idiom

海(うみ)の物(もの)とも山(やま)の物(もの)ともつかない • (umi no mono tomo yama no mono tomo tsukanai) 

  1. neither fish nor fowl, up in the air
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