似懂非懂 in Chinese

IPA: /sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: sìdǒngfēidǒng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄟㄉㄨㄥˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ci⁵ dung² fei¹ dung² [Cantonese, Jyutping], sìdǒngfēidǒng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄙˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄟㄉㄨㄥˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sìhdǒngfeidǒng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ssŭ⁴-tung³-fei¹-tung³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], sz̀-dǔng-fēi-dǔng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], syhdoongfeidoong [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сыдунфэйдун [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sydunfɛjdun [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], chíh dúng fēi dúng [Cantonese, Yale], tsi⁵ dung² fei¹ dung² [Cantonese, Pinyin], qi⁵ dung² féi¹ dung² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 似懂非懂

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      "expansion": "似懂非懂",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to seem to understand, but not to understand",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Mind",
          "orig": "zh:Mind",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      "glosses": [
        "to not really understand; to half-understand"
      ],
      "id": "en-似懂非懂-zh-phrase-u45iW3FC",
      "links": [
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          "really",
          "really"
        ],
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ],
        [
          "half",
          "half"
        ]
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        {
          "roman": "yīzhībànjiě",
          "word": "一知半解"
        }
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìdǒngfēidǒng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ci⁵ dung² fei¹ dung²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìdǒngfēidǒng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìhdǒngfeidǒng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ssŭ⁴-tung³-fei¹-tung³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sz̀-dǔng-fēi-dǔng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syhdoongfeidoong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сыдунфэйдун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sydunfɛjdun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chíh dúng fēi dúng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsi⁵ dung² fei¹ dung²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qi⁵ dung² féi¹ dung²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "似懂非懂"
}

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  "literal_meaning": "to seem to understand, but not to understand",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 似",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 懂",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 非",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Mandarin idioms",
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        "to not really understand; to half-understand"
      ],
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        [
          "really",
          "really"
        ],
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          "understand",
          "understand"
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        [
          "half",
          "half"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "sìdǒngfēidǒng"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ci⁵ dung² fei¹ dung²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìdǒngfēidǒng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìhdǒngfeidǒng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ssŭ⁴-tung³-fei¹-tung³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sz̀-dǔng-fēi-dǔng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syhdoongfeidoong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сыдунфэйдун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sydunfɛjdun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chíh dúng fēi dúng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsi⁵ dung² fei¹ dung²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qi⁵ dung² féi¹ dung²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yīzhībànjiě",
      "word": "一知半解"
    }
  ],
  "word": "似懂非懂"
}

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"似懂非懂" meaning in Chinese

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