fēi
fēi

idiom

Meaning of 非驴非马

非驴非马 means to be neither fish nor fowl; to be neither one thing nor the other; to be nondescript. Pronounced fēi lǘ fēi mǎ.

  • to be neither fish nor fowl; to be neither one thing nor the other; to be nondescript

Definitions & Examples

zhè
de
shè
fāng
àn
fēi
fēi
 
wán
quán
jiē
shòu
 

His design proposal this time was neither fish nor fowl, and the client couldn't accept it at all.

Zhè
zuò
jiàn
zhù
róng
le
zhǒng
fēng
 
jié
guǒ
què
xiǎn
de
fēi
fēi
 

This building incorporates various styles, but the result looks like nothing on earth.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
xiàng
xiǎo
shuō
xiàng
sǎn
wén
 
xiě
de
fēi
fēi
 

This piece of writing is neither a novel nor an essay; it's a clumsy hybrid.

de
gǎi
fēi
fēi
 
yuán
xīn
 

His reform proposal is a nondescript mess, lacking both principle and innovation.