半生不熟 bàn shēng bù shú half-cooked

Explanation

指事物没有完全成熟或烹调至可食用状态，也比喻对某事不熟悉或不熟练。

Refers to something that is not fully mature or cooked to an edible state, also figuratively refers to unfamiliarity or inexperience with something.

Origin Story

小明学习做菜，第一次尝试煎鸡蛋，他小心翼翼地将鸡蛋打入锅中，然而，由于火候掌握不好，煎出来的鸡蛋一面焦黄，一面却还是半生不熟的，口感软糯，还带着些许腥味。小明尝了一口，皱起了眉头，他知道自己还需要多多练习才能做出美味的煎鸡蛋。他决定下次尝试时，更加注意火候的控制，并参考一些食谱，希望能够做出让人垂涎欲滴的煎鸡蛋。

xiǎoming xuéxí zuò cài, dì yī cì chángshì jiān jǐdàn, tā xiǎoxīn yìyì de jiāng jǐdàn dǎ rù guō zhōng, rán'ér, yóuyú huǒhòu zhǎngwò bù hǎo, jiān chū lái de jǐdàn yīmiàn jiāo huáng, yīmiàn què hái shì bàn shēng bù shú de, kǒugǎn ruǎn nuò, hái dài zhe xiē xǔ xīng wèi. xiǎoming cháng le yī kǒu, zhòu qǐ le méitóu, tā zhīdào zìjǐ hái xūyào duōduō liànxí cái néng zuò chū měiwèi de jiān jǐdàn. tā juédìng xià cì chángshì shí, gèngjiā zhùyì huǒhòu de kòngzhì, bìng cānkǎo yīxiē shípǔ, xīwàng nénggòu zuò chū ràng rén chuíxián yùdì de jiān jǐdàn

Xiaoming was learning to cook. For his first attempt, he carefully fried an egg. However, due to poor temperature control, one side was overcooked and the other was undercooked. The texture was soft and slightly fishy. Xiaoming took a bite, frowned, and knew he needed more practice to make delicious fried eggs. He decided to pay closer attention to the heat control and refer to some recipes next time, hoping to make fried eggs that would make people drool.

Usage

用作谓语、定语；指对某事不熟练。

yòng zuò wèiyǔ, dìngyǔ; zhǐ duì mǒushì bù shúliàn

Used as predicate or attributive; refers to unfamiliarity with something.

Examples

• 他的厨艺只能算半生不熟。

  tā de chúyì zhǐ néng suàn bàn shēng bù shú

  His cooking skills are only so-so.

• 他对这门技术还处于半生不熟的阶段。

  tā duì zhè mén jìshù hái chǔyú bàn shēng bù shú de jiēduàn

  He is still in the early stages of mastering this technology.

Related Idioms

• 半生半熟

• 生疏

Opposite Idioms

• 熟练

• 精通