半信半疑 [－－－－]

Jyutping bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4
Pinyin bàn xìn bàn yí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. half doubting
  2. dubious
  3. skeptical
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    信​咗​少少​，​但​係​仲​啲​懷疑​，​將信​將疑
    partially convinced but still slightly doubtful
    • 佢份人天生疑心重，無論其他人講嘢幾咁有道理，佢都只係半信半疑。
      佢份人天生疑心重，无论其他人讲嘢几咁有道理，佢都只系半信半疑。
      keoi5 fan6 jan4 tin1 saang1 ji4 sam1 cung5, mou4 leon6 kei4 taa1 jan4 gong2 je5 gei2 gam3 jau5 dou6 lei5, keoi5 dou1 zi2 hai6 bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4.
      He is born a sceptic, so however reasonable an opinion is, he only buys a little and doubts the rest.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    half-believing, half-doubting; not quite convinced
    (syn.) 將信將疑, 将信将疑
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #76
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢对呢个提议半信半疑，但系我就非常之有信心。
    佢對呢個提議半信半疑，但係我就非常之有信心。
    keoi5 deoi3 ni1 go3 tai4 ji5 bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4, daan6 hai6 ngo5 zau6 fei1 soeng4 zi1 jau5 seon3 sam1
    • He is on the fence about this proposal, but I am extremely confident.
  2. Cantonese
    佢份人天生疑心重，无论其他人讲嘢几咁有道理，佢都只系半信半疑。
    佢份人天生疑心重，無論其他人講嘢幾咁有道理，佢都只係半信半疑。
    keoi5 fan6 jan4 tin1 saang1 ji4 sam1 cung5, mou4 leon6 kei4 taa1 jan4 gong2 je5 gei2 gam3 jau5 dou6 lei5, keoi5 dou1 zi2 hai6 bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4.
    • He is born a sceptic, so however reasonable an opinion is, he only buys a little and doubts the rest.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    半信半疑
    半信半疑
    bàn xìn bàn yí
    • half-believing, half-doubting