Lost in Literal

🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

半桶水

ban tong shui · bàn tǒng shuǐ

Literally

half a bucket of water

What it really means

a dabbler; half-baked knowledge

반만 찬 통이 흔들면 더 요란하다

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger吃醋eat vinegar拍马屁pat the horse's butt走后门go through the back door打酱油buy soy sauce