| 博而不精 |
bó ér bù jīng |
extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none |
| 博 |
bó |
extensive / ample / rich / obtain / aim / to win / to get / plentiful / to gamble |
| 博 |
bó |
old variant of 博 |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 精 |
jīng |
essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) |