半瓶子醋 — “A dabbler”
半瓶子醋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a dabbler”. Someone with superficial knowledge or limited skills; a smatterer. Literally, “half a bottle of vinegar”.
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半瓶子醋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
半瓶子醋 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 半瓶子醋
他虽然总喜欢对人指手画脚，但实际上只是个半瓶子醋，对很多事情都一知半解。
He always likes to point fingers and comment on others' work, but in fact, he is just a dabbler with superficial knowledge about many things.
Idioms Related to 半瓶子醋
Synonyms of 半瓶子醋
More idioms starting with 半
- bàn半sān三bù不sì四absent-minded and dispirited
- bàn半shàng上bàn半xià下undecided between two choices
- bàn半shàng上luò落xià下leave things unfinished
- bàn半sī丝bàn半lǚ缕a tiny bit
- bàn半mǔ亩fāng方táng塘A small, confined area
- bàn半dī低bù不gāo高of medium height or level
- bàn半xìn信bù不xìn信half-believing, half-doubting
- bàn半xìn信bàn半yí疑half-believing and half-doubting
- bàn半bàn半lā拉lā拉incomplete or half-done
- bàn半bàn半lù路lù路halfway through a task
- bàn半diào吊zi子a dabbler; not proficient in a skill
- bàn半tǔ吐bàn半lù露speak evasively or ambiguously
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Open the tool →Questions about 半瓶子醋
What does 半瓶子醋 mean?
半瓶子醋 (bàn píng zi cù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a dabbler”.
How do you pronounce 半瓶子醋?
半瓶子醋 is pronounced bàn píng zi cù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 半瓶子醋 literally mean?
Literally, 半瓶子醋 means “half a bottle of vinegar”. It is used to mean “a dabbler”.
What is the Chinese definition of 半瓶子醋?
比喻稍有一点知识而知识并不丰富，略有一点本领而本领并不高强的人