一知半解

一知半解

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to know; to be aware	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort
trad. (一知半解)		一	知	半	解
simp. #(一知半解)		一	知	半	解

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīzhībànjiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄓ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ zi¹ bun³ gaai²
• Min Nan (POJ): it-ti-pòaⁿ-kái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīzhībànjiě [Phonetic: yìzhībànjiě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijybannjiie
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ zi¹ bun³ gaai²
    • Yale: yāt jī bun gáai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dzi¹ bun³ gaai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ji¹ bun³ gai²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ puːn³³ käːi̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-ti-pòaⁿ-kái
    • Tâi-lô: it-ti-puànn-kái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itdi'pvoarkae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ti³³ puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaɪ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ ti⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kaɪ⁴¹/

Idiom

一知半解

1. to sort of understand; to only halfway understand; to be unsure of the meaning (of a word or phrase)