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不伦不类

不倫不類
bùlúnbùlèi
idiom #70,619

Meanings

  1. 1 neither one thing nor the other
  2. 2 incongruous; out of place; in odd, mismatched form

Examples

他穿着西装配球鞋，看起来不伦不类。
Tā chuān zhe xīzhuāng pèi qiúxié, kàn qǐlái bùlúnbùlèi.
He wore a suit with sneakers — it looked completely incongruous.
这篇文章东拼西凑，写得不伦不类。
Zhè piān wénzhāng dōng pīn xī còu, xiě de bùlúnbùlèi.
This article is patched together from bits and pieces — it ends up neither here nor there.

Tips

memory
伦 and 类 both mean 'category/kind.' Saying something is 'not category, not kind' = it doesn't fit any sensible category.
register
Pejorative — implies the thing is awkward, badly mixed, or fails to belong anywhere. Don't use as praise for novelty.

Stroke Order

不 bù
伦 lún
类 lèi