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一知半解
  jat1 zi1 bun3 gaai2   jyutping
  yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3   pinyin
to have superficial knowledge; half knowledge

perhaps can be thought of as knowing of something, but half-understanding the explanation
Idiom

Level: 4   Google Frequency: 373,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
一知半解

This word has been viewed 1474 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by MrBug on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 zi1 zi3  -  know; knowledge; inform
 bun3  -  half
 gaai2 gaai3 haai6  -  untie; relieve; explain; escort; understand
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