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にっちもさっちも

Japanese

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Alternative spelling
二進も三進も

Etymology

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Soroban terminology.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟it̚t͡ɕi mo̞ sa̠t̚t͡ɕi mo̞]

Adverb

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にっちもさっちも • (nitchi mo satchi mo) 

  1. (chiefly in the negative) unable to make positive progress, no matter how

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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