東一句西一句

Chinese

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east
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence west
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence
trad. (東一句西一句) 西
simp. (东一句西一句) 西

Etymology

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Literally: east one sentence, west one sentence

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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東一句西一句

  1. speak without any sense of coherence