褒贬不一

bāo biǎn bù yī

opinions are divided; mixed reviews

Character by character

褒bāo
praise

贬biǎn
blame

不bù
not

一yī
one

这部电影上映以后，观众褒贬不一。

Since the film came out, audiences have been divided over it.

Tone: neutral.

Standard in reviews and news: 对此褒贬不一, 评价褒贬不一. 褒 and 贬 are the same pair this course uses to tag idioms as approving or critical.

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