GRAMMAR DETAIL

〜といわず〜といわず

whether one or the other · both

Names two corresponding places or times to indicate that the same state extends across the whole range, not just one side.

Examples

床といわず壁といわず、部屋中に絵の具が飛び散っていた。

Paint was splattered throughout the room, on both the floor and the walls.

春といわず夏といわず、この町は観光客でにぎわう。

Whether in spring or summer, this town bustles with tourists.

顔といわず服といわず、全身が泥だらけだった。

Mud covered everything—face, clothes, and all.

Structure: Repeat といわず after paired nouns to describe the same state extending across a broad range rather than being limited to one side.
Basic usage: 床といわず壁といわず、部屋中に絵の具が飛び散っていた。 means that paint was splattered throughout the room, including the floor and walls.

Broad coverage rather than a choice
- 床といわず壁といわず does not choose between floor and walls; it uses both as representatives of the spread. The following 部屋中 also makes the whole-room scope explicit.
Focus compared with といい〜といい
- 顔といい服といい names the face and clothes as grounds for a shared assessment. 顔といわず服といわず focuses on the same state spreading throughout without such distinctions.