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): jiāngxìn-jiāngyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ seon³ zoeng¹ ji⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāngxìn-jiāngyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiangsìnjiangyí
    • Wade–Giles: chiang¹-hsin⁴-chiang¹-i²
    • Yale: jyāng-syìn-jyāng-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiangshinnjiangyi
    • Palladius: цзянсиньцзянъи (czjansinʹczjanʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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): /t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɵn³³ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

Idiom

將信將疑

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

Synonyms

• 半信半疑 (bànxìn-bànyí)