半瓶子醋

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	bottle	vinegar
simp. and trad. (半瓶子醋)		半	瓶子	醋
Literally: “half a bottle of vinegar”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bànpíngzicù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗㄘㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bànpíngzicù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗㄘㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannpyng.tzytsuh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bànpíngzi̊hcù
  - IPA ^(key): /pän⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

Noun

半瓶子醋

(figuratively, colloquial) smatterer; amateur; dabbler

Synonyms

半瓶醋 (bànpíngcù)

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