无可无不可

無可無不可
wúkěwúbùkě
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 neither for nor against
  2. 2 either way is fine / no strong opinion
  3. 3 indifferent; open to any option

Examples

HSK 3
Qù bù qù dōu xíng, wǒ wúkěwúbùkě.
Either going or not is fine - I'm really indifferent.
HSK 5
Duì zhège fāng'àn, tā biǎoxiàn de wúkěwúbùkě, méiyǒu míngquè tàidù.
On this proposal, he stayed neither for nor against, taking no clear position.

Tips

history
From 《论语·微子》 (Analects, 'Weizi'): 我则异于是无可无不可 - 'I myself am different from these [recluses]: I am not committed to any one course, nor ruled out of any.' Confucius contrasting himself with rigid hermits; he chooses based on what is right, not on any fixed rule.
usage
Today the phrase is everyday Mandarin for 'whatever, no preference.' Note the literary structure: possible () and not possible (不可) both negated - 'not insisting it's okay, not insisting it's not okay.'

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