either this or that
Either way, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is f ē IC ǐ J í B ǐ, which means this one or that one. From choice.
Notes on Idioms
Not: No; this: this; namely: that is; that: that.
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Ping's choice: "either or, there is no choice."
Idiom usage
It means either this or that. This either or judgment is not very accurate. the problem of professional courses and ordinary courses is not one or the other. Chapter four of Xu Guixiang's the sky of history: "on the issue of chenbu, it's not necessarily right to hold a positive or negative attitude. It's not either this or that."
either this or that
The teeth are few and the spirit is sharp - chǐ shǎo qì ruì
spread from mouth to mouth - yī chuán shí,shí chuán bǎi
shelter evil people and countenance evil practices - cáng gòu nà wū
be neither extravagant nor thrifty - bù fēng bù jiǎn