bàn tǒng shuǐ

半桶水 (bàn tǒng shuǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited; superficial; half-baked”.

Meanings

  1. 1(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited
  2. 2superficial
  3. 3half-baked
  4. 4sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth)
  5. 5dabbler

Characters in 半桶水

半bàn · half桶tǒng · bucket水shuǐ · water

Related words

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