似是而非

sì shì ér fēi

Dictionary entry

apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

What does 似是而非 mean?

似是而非 (sì shì ér fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

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似shìused in 似的[shi4 de5]是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 而érand · as well as 非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

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似是而非

sì shì ér fēi

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