Neither fish nor fowl; odd; incongruous; inappropriate; neither one thing nor another.
他今天的穿着很不伦不类，看起来像要参加化妆舞会一样。
His outfit today was neither fish nor fowl, looking as if he was going to a costume party.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
Xue Pan brought back two large chests of items from Jiangnan for Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai. Baochai then distributed the silks, satins, and foreign goods to everyone in the Jia family.
Aunt Zhao also received a share. To curry favor with Lady Wang, she went to Lady Wang's place to praise Baochai and disparage Lin Daiyu, but her words were utterly incongruous and out of place, earning her a cold stare from Lady Wang, who sent her away.
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