似是而非 in English si4 shi4 er2 fei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

似 是 而 非

Traditional Characters

似 是 而 非

Pinyin

si4 shi4 er2 fei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

似shi4see 似的[shi4 de5] 是shi4is 而er2and 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa