bàn​píng​cù

dabbler

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

    半瓶醋 bàn​píng​cù

    半吊子 bàn​diào​zi

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 半瓶醋 · bàn​píng​cù · dabbler — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半瓶醋

    bàn​píng​cù

    dabbler

    A person who has only superficial knowledge of a subject but likes to show off or speak as if they were an expert; a dilettante

    半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · partly 瓶 (literal) → 瓶 · píng · [bottle] 醋 (literal) → 醋 · cù · vinegar

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 半瓶醋 · bàn​píng​cù · superficial — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半瓶醋

    bàn​píng​cù

    superficial

    (Of knowledge or skills) halfway; incomplete; superficial

    半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · partly 瓶 (literal) → 瓶 · píng · [bottle] 醋 (literal) → 醋 · cù · vinegar

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

    created sense