どっこいどっこい

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Adjective

どっこいどっこい (dokkoidokkoi-na (adnominal どっこいどっこい (dokkoidokkoi na), adverbial どっこいどっこい (dokkoidokkoi ni))

  1. about the same; about equal to; close match
    Synonyms: 似たり寄ったり, 大同小異
    Antonyms: 雲泥の差, 月と鼈

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN