"半信半疑" meaning in Chinese

See 半信半疑 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹ i³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /puːn³³ sɵn³³ puːn³³ jiː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /puan¹¹⁻⁵³ sin¹¹⁻⁵³ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡi²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /puan²¹⁻⁴¹ sin²¹⁻⁴¹ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡi²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹ i³⁵/, /puːn³³ sɵn³³ puːn³³ jiː²¹/, /puan¹¹⁻⁵³ sin¹¹⁻⁵³ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡi²⁴/, /puan²¹⁻⁴¹ sin²¹⁻⁴¹ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡi²³/ Chinese transliterations: bànxìn-bànyí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bun³ seon³ bun³ ji⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], poàn-sìn-poàn-gî, bànxìn-bànyí [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bànsìnbànyí [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pan⁴-hsin⁴-pan⁴-i² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bàn-syìn-bàn-yí [Mandarin, Yale], bannshinnbannyi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], баньсиньбаньи [Mandarin, Palladius], banʹsinʹbanʹi [Mandarin, Palladius], bun seun bun yìh [Cantonese, Yale], bun³ soen³ bun³ ji⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bun³ sên³ bun³ yi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], poàn-sìn-poàn-gî [Hokkien, POJ], puàn-sìn-puàn-gî [Hokkien, Tai-lo], poarnsienpoarn'gii [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 半信半疑
  1. half-believing, half-doubting; not quite convinced Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 將信將疑/将信将疑 (jiāngxìn-jiāngyí), 將信將疑 (jiāngxìn-jiāngyí), 将信将疑 (jiāngxìn-jiāngyí)
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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        "Taipei"
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        "Kaohsiung"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puːn³³ sɵn³³ puːn³³ jiː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puan¹¹⁻⁵³ sin¹¹⁻⁵³ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡi²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puan²¹⁻⁴¹ sin²¹⁻⁴¹ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡi²³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jiāngxìn-jiāngyí",
      "word": "將信將疑/将信将疑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāngxìn-jiāngyí",
      "word": "將信將疑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāngxìn-jiāngyí",
      "word": "将信将疑"
    }
  ],
  "word": "半信半疑"
}

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