宙ちゅうぶらりん

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

dangling; hanging; suspended

Describes something physically hanging in mid-air without support, often with a sense of instability.

• 電でん線せんから切きれた看かん板ばんが宙ちゅうぶらりんになっている。

  The signboard, cut from the electric wire, is dangling in mid-air.

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

pending; in limbo; indecisive; half done

Used for situations, plans, or decisions that are left unresolved, unsettled, or hanging without conclusion.

• その計けい画かくは予よ算さんが決きまらず、宙ちゅうぶらりんのままだ。

  The plan remains in limbo because the budget hasn't been decided.

• 彼かれは返へん事じを宙ちゅうぶらりんにしたまま、何なにも言いわなかった。

  He left his answer hanging and said nothing.