博而不精

bó ér bù jīng

Dictionary entry

extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything

What does 博而不精 mean?

博而不精 (bó ér bù jīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything

2jack-of-all-trades, master of none

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博bó(bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide · to win; to gain 而érand · as well as 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-精jīngessence · extract

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博而不精

bó ér bù jīng

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