The half-filled bottle sloshes; the full bottle remains still.; The dabbler in knowledge chatters away; the wise man stays silent.

一瓶子不响， 半瓶子晃荡。

You dare say I am a dabbler!

你居然敢说我是半瓶醋！

He's not a dedicated musician but a dabbler.

他并不是专门的音乐家，只不过是个业余家。

He's not a dedicated musician, just a dabbler.

他并不是专门的音乐家，只不过是个业馀爱好者。

I'm too serious to be a dilettante and too much a dabbler to be a professional.

作为一个业余艺术爱好者我过于严肃认真了，而为一个专业人员我又太业余了。