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Word Definition - 似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
lit. seems so, but no (idiom, from Zhuangzi
庄子
); apparently correct, but actually wrong; specious
Individual Character Details
似
shì, sì, sì
是
shì, shì
而
ér
非
fēi, fēi
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