dubious(bàn xìn bàn yí)

dubious

Half believing and half doubting is a Chinese idiom,

The Pinyin is: B à nx à Nb à NY í,

A little believe and a little doubt. I'm not sure whether it's true or not. It comes from the theory of no auspicious or evil living in a difficult house.

Citation explanation

A little believing and a little doubting. I'm not sure whether it's true or not. Ji Kang, Wei of the Three Kingdoms, wrote in his answer to the theory that there is no good or bad fortune in Nanzhai's life: "the reason why divination is formed is that the tiger can be divined and the place can be chosen. What is half believing but half not believing?" In Zhu Xi's Zhuzi Yu Lei of Song Dynasty: "if they have heard of it, they are half convinced; if they are alive, if they are dead; if they are not lazy?" the solitary yuan and Ming zaju. Dongtian Xuanji. The second fold: the master urged his disciples to turn back, but they were half convinced. If the shape of the mountain is good, I'm afraid it's not true. Chapter 94 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty. Chapter 101 of a dream of Red Mansions: now that the master has released the foreign staff or picked up the family members and returned home by the way, grandma is not "returning home in Splendor". One side said, one side copied a sign classics to hand over with wench. Sister Feng is also dubious.

Analysis of Idioms

[antonym] firmly believe, self believe, no doubt

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, attributive and adverbial. The adjective seems to believe but not to believe

Chinese PinYin : bàn xìn bàn yí