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兄(けい)たり難(がた)く弟(てい)たり難(がた)し

けいたりがたくていたりがたしkeitarigatakuteitarigatashi

Rare or specialisedExpression

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. expression

    both people are superb in skill (and thus it is hard to rank them)

    idiomatic expression

    彼(かれ)ら二(ふた)人(り)のピアニストの腕(うで)前(まえ)は、兄(けい)たり難(がた)く弟(てい)たり難(がた)しと言(い)えるほど、並(なら)んでいました。

    • The skill of the two pianists was so evenly matched that it was difficult to say whether the elder or the younger was superior.

    Words:彼(かれ)ら二(ふた)人(り)ピアニスト腕(うで)前(まえ)兄(けい)たり難(がた)く弟(てい)たり難(がた)し言(い)える並(なら)んで

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Example sentences 2

彼(かれ)ら二(ふた)人(り)のピアニストの腕(うで)前(まえ)は、兄(けい)たり難(がた)く弟(てい)たり難(がた)しと言(い)えるほど、並(なら)んでいました。

  • The skill of the two pianists was so evenly matched that it was difficult to say whether the elder or the younger was superior.

Words:彼(かれ)ら二(ふた)人(り)ピアニスト腕(うで)前(まえ)兄(けい)たり難(がた)く弟(てい)たり難(がた)し言(い)える並(なら)んで

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