梧鼠五技 — “To have many skills but excel at none”
梧鼠五技 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have many skills but excel at none”. To be a jack of all trades and master of none. Literally, “Five skills of the wushu (flying squirrel)”.
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梧鼠五技 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 梧wú
- 鼠shǔ
- 五wǔ
- 技jì
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Example Sentence with 梧鼠五技
他虽然涉猎广泛，学习了很多不同的知识，但每一样都只是略懂皮毛，真是梧鼠五技，很难在某一领域取得深厚成就。
Although he dabbles widely and has learned many different kinds of knowledge, he only has a superficial understanding of each; truly a jack of all trades and master of none, making it difficult for him to achieve profound success in any particular field.
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Questions about 梧鼠五技
- What does 梧鼠五技 mean?
- 梧鼠五技 (wú shǔ wǔ jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have many skills but excel at none”.
- How do you pronounce 梧鼠五技?
- 梧鼠五技 is pronounced wú shǔ wǔ jì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 梧鼠五技 literally mean?
- Literally, 梧鼠五技 means “Five skills of the wushu (flying squirrel)”. It is used to mean “to have many skills but excel at none”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 梧鼠五技?
- 梧鼠：即“鼯鼠”，为鼣鼠之误；五技：据说鼫鼠有五种技能。比喻技能多而不精，于事无益。