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一知半解

Mandarin · pinyin yī zhī bàn jiě

(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth

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1–1–4–3 · yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3

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jat1 zi1 bun3 gaai2

Cantonese word readings for 一知半解. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jat1 zi1 bun3 gaai2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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