どうにかこうにか

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of どうにか (dō ni ka) + こうにか (kō ni ka), emphatic form of どうにか (dō ni ka).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) どーにかこーにか [dòó ní ká kóꜜò nì kà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ː ɲ̟i ka̠ ko̞ː ɲ̟i ka̠]

Adverb

どうにかこうにか • (dō ni ka kō ni ka) 

  1. somehow or other; one way or another
    Synonyms: どうやらこうやら (dō yara kō yara), どうかこうか (dō ka kō ka)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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