lún
lèi

idiom
common

Meaning of 不伦不类

不伦不类 means neither fish nor fowl; nondescript; neither one thing nor another. Pronounced bù lún bù lèi.

  • neither fish nor fowl; nondescript; neither one thing nor another

Definitions & Examples

Fān
guǒ
běn
guó
yán
de
diǎn
 
kōu
yuán
wén
 
jiù
huì
nòng
chū
xiē
lún
lèi
de
zi
lái
 
jiào
rén
kàn
bu
dǒng
 

If a translator ignores the characteristics of the target language and rigidly adheres to the original text, they will produce some awkward, unnatural sentences that no one can understand.

jīn
tiān
chuān穿
de
lún
lèi
de
 
shàng
shēn
shì
西
zhuāng
 
xià
shēn
què
shì
yùn
dòng
 

He was dressed oddly today, wearing a suit jacket with sweatpants.

Zhè
zuò
jiàn
zhù
hùn
le
tài
duō
fēng
 
kàn
lái
yǒu
xiē
lún
lèi
 

This building mixes too many styles, looking somewhat nondescript.