반신반의

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 半信半疑.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɕʰinba̠(ː)nɰi] ~ [ˈpa̠(ː)nɕʰinba̠(ː)ni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)신바(ː)늬/반(ː)신바(ː)니]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bansinbanui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bansinban'ui
McCune–Reischauer?pansinbanŭi
Yale Romanization?pānsinpān.uy

Noun

반신반의 • (bansinbanui) (hanja 半信半疑)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) half in doubt
    그는 내 말에 반신반의하는 기색이 역력했다.
    Geu-neun nae mar-e bansinbanuihaneun gisaeg-i yeongnyeokhaetda.
    It was clear that he couldn't quite believe what I was saying.

Derived terms
  • 반신반의(半信半疑)하다 (bansinbanuihada)
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