Vocabulary
What does 帯に短し襷に長し (おびにみじかしたすきにながし) mean?
帯に短し襷に長し (おびにみじかしたすきにながし) means unsuitable for either of two purposes; neither one thing nor the other (lit. too short for a sash, too long for a shoulder cord).
| Reading | おびにみじかしたすきにながし |
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帯に短し襷に長しおびにみじかしたすきにながし
TOPICS
unsuitable for either of two purposes; neither one thing nor the other (lit. too short for a sash, too long for a shoulder cord)
Example sentences
この棒は帯に短し襷に長しで、どの用途にも中途半端だった。
This stick was neither fish nor fowl; it was half-suited to every use.