半生不熟

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Chinese

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half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
not; no
familiar; skilled; ripe
familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked
 
simp. and trad.
(半生不熟)

Pronunciation

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Note: half-cooked.

Idiom

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半生不熟

  1. half-cooked; underdone; underripe
  2. not mastered; not skilled (of a technique)
  3. not well-acquainted

Synonyms

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