一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
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1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
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2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
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1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
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2 dilettante
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3 amateur
一鳞半爪
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
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1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
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1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
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2 a stitch in time saves nine
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
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1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
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2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
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1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
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1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
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1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
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2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
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3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
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1 (idiom) half true and half false
半途而废
bàn tú ér fèi
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1 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
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1 to not fully understand (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
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1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
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2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
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1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
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2 fig. the best is saved for last
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
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1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
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1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
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1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè
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1 in the dead of night (idiom)
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
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1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
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1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
行百里者半九十
xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí
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1 lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
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2 fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
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3 a task is not done until it's done