半桶水 in English ban4 tong3 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • (informally) (of one's skills, knowledge and so on) limited
  • superficial
  • half-baked
  • somebody with a smattering of knowledge (of sth)
  • dabbler

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Pinyin

ban4 tong3 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

ban4half tong3bucket shui3surname Shui