Half doubting and half believing

Half doubting and half believing

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à NY í B à nx à n, which means a little doubt and a little belief; it means you can't be sure whether it's true or false. From the song of ancient city building.

The origin of Idioms

Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty wrote in his ancient song of building a city: "I'd like to ask you to rest and ride here. Half doubting and half believing, the city is still rugged. "

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: half believe, half believe [antonym]: firmly believe, no doubt

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, attribute and adverbial. example if others have heard of it, they are half suspicious, half believing, half dying, and not lazy. Volume 16 of Zhuzi Quanshu