Half told

Half told

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à NT à B à NL à, which means to describe vague and not straightforward. From a dream of Red Mansions.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: half swallow and half spit [antonym]: straightforward

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 50 of a dream of Red Mansions: "since Mrs. Jia hasn't explained it yet, and it's hard for her to draw up a plan, she tells Mrs. Jia half confidently:" it's a pity that this child is not blessed! His father died the year before last. "

Idiom usage

It is used as adverbial and attributive.