"どっちもどっち" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

IPA: [do̞t̚t͡ɕi mo̞ do̞t̚t͡ɕi] Forms: dotchi mo dotchi [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of どっち + も + どっち. Etymology templates: {{com|ja|どっち|も|どっち}} どっち + も + どっち Head templates: {{ja-phrase|どっち も どっち}} どっちもどっち • (dotchi mo dotchi)
  1. neither is great; both are not so good Synonyms: DD (ruby: D(ディー), D(ディー)) (alt: dīdī) Derived forms: どっちもどっち論 (dotchi mo dotchi ron) (ruby: (ろん))

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for どっちもどっち meaning in Japanese (1.6kB)

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