Half told
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à NT à B à NL à, which means to describe vague and not straightforward. From a dream of Red Mansions.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: half swallow and half spit [antonym]: straightforward
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 50 of a dream of Red Mansions: "since Mrs. Jia hasn't explained it yet, and it's hard for her to draw up a plan, she tells Mrs. Jia half confidently:" it's a pity that this child is not blessed! His father died the year before last. "
Idiom usage
It is used as adverbial and attributive.
Chinese PinYin : bàn tǔ bàn lù
Half told
the order , once given , will be strictly enforced. yán chū fǎ suí
one 's temper and nature are in accord with someone. yì qì xiāng tóu
relieve the loneliness and grief. xiāo chóu jiě mèn