似是而非
sì​shì'ér​fēi HSK7

specious

  • created sense approved 似是而非 · sì​shì'ér​fēi · specious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    似是而非

    sì​shì'ér​fēi

    specious

    apparently right but actually wrong; appearing plausible while being false or deceptive

    似 (literal) → 似 · sì · to resemble 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · correct 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · wrong

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense