にっちもさっちも

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spelling
二進も三進も

Etymology[edit]

Soroban terminology.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

にっちさっち (nitchi mo satchi mo

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

References[edit]

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