NichiDict

器用貧乏

きようびんぼう
[kiyoubinbou]

Meanings

1.Noun

jack of all trades, master of none

Examples

器用貧乏で何をしても中途半端だ。

Being a jack of all trades, everything I do is half-baked.

器用貧乏にならぬよう専門を極めたい。

I want to master a specialty so I don't become a jack of all trades.

彼は器用貧乏を自認している。

He admits to being a jack of all trades but master of none.