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挈瓶小智 — “Limited and superficial understanding”

挈瓶小智 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Limited and superficial understanding”. Shallow insight or wisdom. Literally, “Carrying a bottle, small wisdom”.

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挈瓶小智 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挈瓶小智 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挈
qiè10carry or lead by hand
瓶
píng10bottle or vase
小
xiǎo3small, little, young, minor
智
zhì12wisdom, intelligence

Example Sentence with 挈瓶小智

在面对复杂的问题时,我们不能仅凭挈瓶小智就轻易做出决策,需要更全面的考量。
When facing complex problems, we cannot simply make decisions based on shallow wisdom; a more comprehensive consideration is needed.

Idioms Related to 挈瓶小智

Synonyms of 挈瓶小智

  • qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì知shallow and limited knowledge

More idioms starting with 挈

  • qiè挈fù妇jiāng将chú雏travel with wife and young children
  • qiè挈kē榼tí提hú壶carrying wine vessels for drinking
  • qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì智limited or shallow knowledge
  • qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì智,,shǒu守bù不jiǎ假rén人Diligently guard one's limited possessions
  • qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì智,,shǒu守bù不jiǎ假qì器Guard one's duties diligently despite limited ability
  • qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì知,,bù不shī失shǒu守qì器Faithfully fulfill one's assigned duties
  • qiè挈lǐng领tí提gāng纲grasp the essentials

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Questions about 挈瓶小智

What does 挈瓶小智 mean?

挈瓶小智 (qiè píng xiǎo zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Limited and superficial understanding”.

How do you pronounce 挈瓶小智?

挈瓶小智 is pronounced qiè píng xiǎo zhì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 挈瓶小智 literally mean?

Literally, 挈瓶小智 means “Carrying a bottle, small wisdom”. It is used to mean “Limited and superficial understanding”.

What is the Chinese definition of 挈瓶小智?

挈瓶:汲水用的瓶;智:智慧。比喻肤浅微薄的见识

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