と言い – Vocabulary details

と言いい

Expression

Usually written in kana

1. in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

as ...といい...といい

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ある人ひとはこうだと言いい、またある人ひとはああだと言いう。

One man says this, another that.

突とつ然ぜん長ちょう女じょが「飴あめがほしい」と言いい出だしました。

Suddenly the eldest daughter spoke up, saying, "I want candy."

彼かれは彼かの女じょに結けっ婚こんしてくれと言いい、彼かの女じょはその申もうし込こみを承しょう諾だくした。

He asked her to marry him and she accepted his proposal.

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