半生不熟 in English ban4 sheng1 bu4 shou2 Meaning

Meanings

• underripe
• half-cooked
• (metaphorically) not mastered (of a technique)
• clumsy
• halting

Pinyin

ban4 sheng1 bu4 shou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

半ban4half 生sheng1to be born 不bu4(negative prefix) 熟shu2cooked (of food)