百巧成穷 — “A hundred skills lead to poverty”
百巧成穷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “those who possess a multitude of skills or talents may paradoxically find themselves in poverty, often due to a lack of specialization or focused application”. Literally, “A hundred skills lead to poverty”.
百巧成穷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 百
- bǎi百wàn万mǎi买zhái宅，，qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are priceless
- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
- bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
- bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
- bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
- bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
- bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多，，yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
- bǎi百bù不shī失yī一unerringly accurate
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What does 百巧成穷 mean?
百巧成穷 (bǎi qiǎo chéng qióng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “those who possess a multitude of skills or talents may paradoxically find themselves in poverty, often due to a lack of specialization or focused application”.
How do you pronounce 百巧成穷?
百巧成穷 is pronounced bǎi qiǎo chéng qióng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 百巧成穷 literally mean?
Literally, 百巧成穷 means “a hundred skills lead to poverty”. It is used to mean “those who possess a multitude of skills or talents may paradoxically find themselves in poverty, often due to a lack of specialization or focused application”.
What is the Chinese definition of 百巧成穷?
指有多种才能的人反而贫困不堪。同“百巧千穷”。