似是而非 sì shì ér fēi — apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

Meanings

1. 1

   apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

   apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

   verb

Character breakdown

• 是

  shì (fourth tone, falling)

  to be (am, is, are); yes, that is so; correct, right

  9 strokes⿱日正Radical 日

Words containing 是

• 是shì (fourth tone, falling)to be (A is B)
• 就是jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)exactly; precisely
• 但是dànshì (fourth tone, falling)but, however
• 只是zhǐ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)merely; only; just; nothing but
• 还是/還是háishi (second tone, rising)or (in a question)
• 可是kě (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)but
• 总是/總是zǒngshì (third tone, dipping)always, invariably
• 而是ér (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)rather
• 于是/於是yú (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)thereupon
• 正是zhèng (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)is precisely
• 要是yàoshi (fourth tone, falling)if, supposing
• 算是suàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)considered to be
• 或是huò (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)or
• 是不是shì (fourth tone, falling) bù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)is or isn't
• 也就是说/也就是說yě (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)in other words
• 倒是dào (fourth tone, falling) shi (neutral tone)contrary to what one might expect
• 老是lǎo (third tone, dipping) shi (neutral tone)always
• 是非shì (fourth tone, falling) fēi (first tone, high and level)right and wrong