half new
Half new and half old is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à nx à Nb à NJI à, meaning not new and not old.
Idiom explanation
Not new, not old.
The origin of Idioms
"The next day, Baoyu Jialan changed her clothes, and came to see Mrs. Wang happily," said Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty
usage
As a predicate or attributive; not new or old
Chinese PinYin : bàn xīn bàn jiù
half new
the writing mirrors the writer. wén rú qí rén
the moon is bright and the wind cool. yuè bái fēng qīng
Drain one's guts and wash one's liver. lì dǎn zhuó gān