半文半白 [－－－－]

Jyutping bun3 man4 bun3 baak6
Pinyin bàn wén bàn bái

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    half literary, half vernacular
    • 現在許多同志的文章，空話連篇的也有，但比較少；主要的缺點就是古文多，半文半白的味道很大。
      现在许多同志的文章，空话连篇的也有，但比较少；主要的缺点就是古文多，半文半白的味道很大。
      xiàn zài xǔ duō tóng zhì de wén zhāng ， kōng huà lián piān de yě yǒu ， dàn bǐ jiào shǎo ； zhǔ yào de quē diǎn jiù shì gǔ wén duō ， bàn wén bàn bái de wèi dào hěn dà ．
      Now, of the articles written by many comrades, some are long-winded and devoid of substance, but these are relatively few; the chief defects are an overuse of classical Chinese and too strong a flavour of the semi-literary, semi-vernacular style.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    半文半白
    半文半白
    bàn wén bàn bái
    • half literary, half vernacular
  2. Mandarin
    现在许多同志的文章，空话连篇的也有，但比较少；主要的缺点就是古文多，半文半白的味道很大。
    現在許多同志的文章，空話連篇的也有，但比較少；主要的缺點就是古文多，半文半白的味道很大。
    xiàn zài xǔ duō tóng zhì de wén zhāng ， kōng huà lián piān de yě yǒu ， dàn bǐ jiào shǎo ； zhǔ yào de quē diǎn jiù shì gǔ wén duō ， bàn wén bàn bái de wèi dào hěn dà ．
    • Now, of the articles written by many comrades, some are long-winded and devoid of substance, but these are relatively few; the chief defects are an overuse of classical Chinese and too strong a flavour of the semi-literary, semi-vernacular style.