畑はたけ違ちがい

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

outside one's field; out of one's line

Used when something is not within one's area of expertise or specialty. Often appears in phrases like 畑違いの仕事 (work outside one's field).

• 彼かれは畑はたけ違ちがいの仕し事ごとに挑ちょう戦せんした。

  He took on a job outside his field.

• 畑はたけ違ちがいの質しつ問もんで申もうし訳わけありません。

  I'm sorry for asking a question that's out of my line.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

(sibling) from a different mother

Rare, somewhat old-fashioned expression for a half-sibling with a different mother. More commonly expressed as 異母兄弟 (いぼきょうだい) or 腹違い (はらちがい).

• 彼かれは畑はたけ違ちがいの兄きょう弟だいがいる。

  He has a half-brother from a different mother.