半生不熟

bànshēngbùshóu
  1. underripe
  2. half-cooked
  3. (fig.) not mastered (of a technique)
  4. clumsy
  5. halting

CEDICT

Homographs

半生不熟 bànshēngbùshú

Entry Composition

1 半生 bànshēng half a lifetime
2 不熟 bùshú
  1. not cooked
  2. unfamiliar

Related entries

青澀 qīngsè
  1. underripe
  2. (fig.) young and inexperienced
夾生 jiāshēng
  1. half-cooked
  2. (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc
  3. Taiwan pr. jiàsheng
拙笨 zhuōbèn
  1. clumsy
  2. awkward
  3. lacking skill
笨手笨腳 bènshǒubènjiǎo
  1. clumsy
  2. all thumbs
他笨手笨脚的。

He is awkward in his movements.

Source: Tatoeba

笨拙 bènzhuō
  1. clumsy
  2. awkward
  3. stupid
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