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半真半假

Mandarin · pinyin bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ

(idiom) half true and half false

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半: bàn · half
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
假: jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation

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4–1–4–3 · ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2

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(idiomatic) half true half false, not sincere or truthful, elusive

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