たまむしいろ
Tamamushiiro
玉虫色 (Tamamushiiro) is a Japanese noun meaning “iridescent colour, equivocal (reply, statement, etc.), ambiguous, vague”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nouniridescent colour
- adjectival noun, nounequivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
Examples
首相の答弁は玉虫色だった。
The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).