將信將疑

將信將疑

Chinese

		a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	to doubt; to misbelieve; to suspect
trad. (將信將疑)		將	信	將	疑
simp. (将信将疑)		将	信	将	疑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāngxìnjiāngyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ seon³ zoeng¹ ji⁴

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiāngxìnjiāngyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiangshinnjiangyi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiangsìnjiangyí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng¹ seon³ zoeng¹ ji⁴
    • Yale: jēung seun jēung yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ soen³ dzoeng¹ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ sên³ zêng¹ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ sɵn³³ t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

Idiom

將信將疑

1. to take with a pinch of salt; to be doubtful; to be not quite convinced

Synonyms

• 半信半疑 (bànxìn bànyí)