have only a superficial understanding

have only a superficial understanding

In Chinese, Pinyin is l ü è zh ī P í m á o, which means a little superficial knowledge. It's from flowers in the mirror.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 17 of Li Ruzhen's Jing Hua Yuan in the Qing Dynasty: "talented women and scholars talk about Fanqie, but they are still speechless. What's more, we don't dare to talk nonsense and make people laugh!"

Idiom usage

The verb object type is used as predicate and attributive with derogatory meaning.

Examples

We can't draw a conclusion on this matter.