非驴非马 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 非驴非马

非驴非马 (非驢非馬)

Definition neither fish nor fowl / resembling nothing on earth

Idiom Not a donkey or a horse / The metaphor is nondescript, nothing like

Usage

中文释义《汉书．西域传下．渠犁》﹕"﹝j兹王﹞后数来朝贺﹐乐汉衣服制度﹐归其国﹐治宫室﹐作僥道周卫﹐出入传呼﹐撞钟鼓﹐如汉家仪。外国胡人皆曰﹕'驴非驴﹐马非马﹐若j兹王﹐所谓骡也。'"骡﹐即骡﹐马驴杂交而生◇用"非驴非马"形容不伦不类的事物。

Characters 非 fēi 驴 (驢) lǘ 马 (馬) mǎ

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