水过地皮湿

水过地皮湿

Literally means:

flowing water only moistens the surface of the land; superficial work; reap profit from something.

Actually means:

It literally means that flowing water only moistens the surface of the land instead of penetrating deep into the earth.

Metaphorically it means that one does not do things carefully or thoroughly, but perficially and perfunctorily.

It also means reapin profit from something.It carries a sense of derogatory.

流过的水只把土地的表面弄湿,没有渗到土地的内部。水过地皮湿，比喻办事不深入不细致,只做表面上的活儿。

也指从某件事情当中捞取好处。它有贬义色彩。