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): ㄐㄧㄤㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ seon³ zoeng¹ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāngxìnjiāngyí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄧˊ
  - 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

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

Synonyms

半信半疑 (bànxìn bànyí)

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