百艺百穷，九十九艺空百藝百窮，九十九藝空百藝百窮，九十九藝空

a hundred skills, a hundred dead ends; ninety-nine skills, all empty

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Trying to master every skill leads to mastering none; it is best to focus on one. Compare 'jack of all trades, master of none'.

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Simplified: 百艺百穷，九十九艺空
Traditional (Taiwan): 百藝百窮，九十九藝空
Pinyin: bǎi yì bǎi qióng, jiǔ shíjiǔ yì kōng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄞˇ ㄧˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄑㄩㄥˊ，ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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