yes and no

English

Phrase

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see yes,‎ and,‎ no.
You can only use yes and no answers.
An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
Is she happy? — Yes and no, hard to say.

Have you been to Paris? — Yes and no. I've been to the airport, but didn't get to see the city.

Translations

indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer

Arabic: نَعْم وَلَا‎ (naʿm walā)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 既肯定又否定 (jì kěndìng yòu fǒudìng) (no exact equivalent exists)
Finnish: kyllä ja ei
French: oui et non
Galician: si e non
German: jein (de), ja und nein
Hungarian: igen is, nem is, igen is meg nem is

Italian: nì
Japanese: そうとも言えるし、そうでないとも言える (sō to mo ieru shi, sō de nai to mo ieru) (no exact equivalent exists)
Korean: 그렇기도 하고 아니기도 하고 (geureokido hago anigido hago) (no exact equivalent exists), 네니요 (neniyo) (nonstandard)
Portuguese: sim e não
Russian: и да и нет (i da i net)
Spanish: sí y no
Swedish: både ja och nej

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