(idiom) looks as if (based on what is known so far)[cedict]
是
shìㄕˋ
is; are; am; yes; to be[cedict]
一
yīㄧ
one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout[cedict]
种
zhǒngㄓㄨㄥˇ
zhòngㄓㄨㄥˋ
seed; breed; species; race; strain; kind; type; sort; classifier meaning kind, type, sort; classifier for languages[cedict]
to plant; to grow; to cultivate[cedict]
很
hěnㄏㄣˇ
(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully[cedict]
老
lǎoㄌㄠˇ
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the pas[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]