半瓶醋 — “Someone who has only a superficial knowledge or skill”
半瓶醋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone who has only a superficial knowledge or skill”. A dabbler or smatterer. Literally, “half bottle of vinegar”.
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半瓶醋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
半瓶醋 Character Breakdown
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他虽然学过几年绘画，但只是个半瓶醋，画出来的作品总是不尽如人意
Although he studied painting for a few years, he's just a dabbler, and his artworks are always unsatisfactory.
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Synonyms of 半瓶醋
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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 半瓶醋
What does 半瓶醋 mean?
半瓶醋 (bàn píng cù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone who has only a superficial knowledge or skill”.
How do you pronounce 半瓶醋?
半瓶醋 is pronounced bàn píng cù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 半瓶醋 literally mean?
Literally, 半瓶醋 means “half bottle of vinegar”. It is used to mean “Someone who has only a superficial knowledge or skill”.
What is the Chinese definition of 半瓶醋?
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