半吊子 | bàn diào zi | dabbler / smatterer / tactless and impulsive person | |
半瓶醋 | bàn píng cù | dabbler / dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert | |
浅尝者 | qiǎn cháng zhě | dilettante / amateur / dabbler | |
半桶水 | bàn tǒng shuǐ | (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited / superficial / half-baked / sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth) / dabbler |