"半……不……" meaning in Chinese

See 半……不…… in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: bàn bù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bàn...bù... [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], bàn bù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pan⁴ pu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], bàn bù [Mandarin, Yale, standard], bann buh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], бань бу [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], banʹ bu [Mandarin, Palladius, standard]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 半……不……
  1. synonym of 半……半…… (bàn bàn, “half …, half …”) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 半……半…… [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-半……不……-zh-phrase-ES4FTY0i Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "half-dead; more dead than alive",
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          "roman": "bànsǐbùhuó",
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          "english": "no longer new; showing signs of wear",
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          "roman": "bànxīnbùjiù",
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      "zh-pron": "bàn bù"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "bàn...bù..."
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "bàn bù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pan⁴ pu⁴"
    },
    {
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        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bàn bù"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "bann buh"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "бань бу"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "banʹ bu"
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      "zh-pron": "bàn bù"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bàn...bù..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "bàn bù"
    },
    {
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        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pan⁴ pu⁴"
    },
    {
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        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bàn bù"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "bann buh"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бань бу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "banʹ bu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/",
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        "standard"
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