半生不熟

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Chinese[edit]

 
half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
not; no
 
familiar; skilled; ripe
familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked
simp. and trad.
(半生不熟)

Pronunciation[edit]


Note: half-cooked.

Idiom[edit]

半生不熟

  1. half-cooked; underdone; underripe
  2. not mastered; not skilled (of a technique)
  3. not well-acquainted

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