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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
bàn half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
  tǒng bucket / (trash) can / barrel (of oil etc) / CL:,
   Shuǐ surname Shui
   shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment
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