Kana words#12,602 most used
どっこいどっこい
about the same
HOW IT SOUNDS
Casual
IN A SENTENCE
「トムとジョンなら、どっちが野球上手いの？」「まあ、どっこいどっこいだな」
"Who's better at baseball, Tom or John?" "Well, I think they're about the same."
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MEANING
1
about the same; about equal to; close match
adjectival noun
TANGOYA ASKS
The dictionary gives どっこいどっこい this one meaning.
DETAILS
Kindかな語, kana words
Frequency#12,602 most used
Writtenどっこいどっこい only
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium