bàn​diào​zi

dabbler

  • created reference approved 半吊子 → 半瓶醋 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半吊子 bàn​diào​zi

    半瓶醋 bàn​píng​cù

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 半吊子 → 半彪子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半吊子 bàn​diào​zi

    半彪子 bàn​biāo​zi

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 半吊子 · bàn​diào​zi · dabbler — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半吊子

    bàn​diào​zi

    dabbler

    A person with only a superficial knowledge of a subject; an amateur or smatterer

    半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · partly 吊子 (literal) → 吊子 · diào​zi · pot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 半吊子 · bàn​diào​zi · unreliable person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半吊子

    bàn​diào​zi

    unreliable person

    A tactless, impulsive, or reckless person; someone who lacks common sense or fails to finish what they start

    半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · partly 吊子 (literal) → 吊子 · diào​zi · pot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense