十事半通，不如一事精通十事半通，不如一事精通十事半通，不如一事精通

half-knowing ten things is worse than mastering one

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: It is better to master one skill than to have a shallow smattering of many. Compare 'jack of all trades, master of none'.

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Simplified: 十事半通，不如一事精通
Pinyin: shí shì bàntōng, bùrú yíshì jīngtōng
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄊㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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