半真半假

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	real; true; genuine	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
trad. (半真半假/半眞半假)		半	真/眞	半	假
simp. (半真半假)		半	真	半	假

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bànzhēnbànjiǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun³ zan¹ bun³ gaa²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bànzhēnbànjiǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bànjhenbànjiǎ
    • Wade–Giles: pan⁴-chên¹-pan⁴-chia³
    • Yale: bàn-jēn-bàn-jyǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannjenbannjea
    • Palladius: баньчжэньбаньцзя (banʹčžɛnʹbanʹczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun³ zan¹ bun³ gaa²
    • Yale: bun jān bun gá
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun³ dzan¹ bun³ gaa²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun³ zen¹ bun³ ga²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ puːn³³ kaː³⁵/

Idiom

半真半假

1. half true half false, not sincere or truthful, elusive