源etymfun
About

Etymology data from Wiktionary via Wiktextract (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese character data from the 說文解字, the Taiwan MOE 國語辭典簡編本 (CC BY-ND 3.0 TW) and HSK/TOCFL lists.

Explanations are written by a local model (gemma4) and only published after a verification pass against the cited sources. How it works.

Chinese

半……不……

bàn bù
synonym of 半……半…… (bàn bàn, “half …, half …”)
    Post Share

    Etymology graph

    • inherited
    • borrowed
    • derived
    • parts
    • meaning component
    • sound component
    • related
    React Flow
    Press enter or space to select a node. You can then use the arrow keys to move the node around. Press delete to remove it and escape to cancel.
    Press enter or space to select an edge. You can then press delete to remove it or escape to cancel.

    點擊節點放大 · Click a node to zoom in

    The phrase combines the concept of 'half' (represented by the split ox-related character 半) with 'not' (the character 不).
    The phrase combines the concept of 'half' (represented by the split ox-related character 半) with 'not' (the character 不).

    Origin

    The phrase 半……不…… is formed with the character 半 and the character 不. The character 不 carries the meanings of not, un-, in-, il-, im-, or ir-.

    The character 半 contains the components 八 (eight) and 牛 (bovine, such as a cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, or yak).

    Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

    在字形構成上，「半」字包含「八」與「牛」（bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak）這兩個組成部分。而「不」字則具有「not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-」的含義。

    此片語被視為「半……半……」（bàn bàn, “half …, half …”）的同義詞。

    Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

    Lineage

    • characterChinese半 “half”
      • ideaChinese八 “eight”
      • ideaChinese牛 “bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak (Classifier: 頭／头 m c mb md; 條／条 m g h x; 隻／只 m c g …”
    • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
    Wiktionary etymology text

    No etymology text yet. The graph shows what is known from the sources.

    Meanings

    phrase
    1. synonym of 半……半…… (bàn bàn, “half …, half …”)

    Sources

    • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
    • Written form — n/a
    • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0