夹生饭 in English jia1 sheng1 fan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • half-cooked rice
  • (metaphorically) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance
  • Taiwanese pronunciation [jia4 sheng5 fan4]

Simplified Characters

夹 生 饭

Traditional Characters

夾 生 飯

Pinyin

jia1 sheng1 fan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

夹jia1to press from either side 生sheng1to be born 饭fan4cooked rice