半瓶醋

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	bottle; (a measure word); vase bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher	vinegar
simp. and trad. (半瓶醋)		半	瓶	醋
Literally: “half a bottle of vinegar”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bànpíngcù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun³ peng^4-2 cou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bànpíngcù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannpyngtsuh
  - IPA ^(key): /pän⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun³ peng^4-2 cou³
  - Yale: bun péng chou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun³ peng^4-2 tsou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun³ péng² cou³
  - IPA ^(key): /puːn³³ pʰɛːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³/

Noun

半瓶醋

(figuratively, colloquial) smatterer; amateur; dabbler

Synonyms

半瓶子醋 (bànpíngzicù)
(Min Nan) 半桶屎, 半桶師仔／半桶师仔, 半桶水 (bàntǒngshuǐ)

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