wú​shǔ​jì​qióng

at one's wits' end

  • created sense approved 梧鼠技穷/梧鼠技窮 · wú​shǔ​jì​qióng · at one's wits' end — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    梧鼠技穷 / 梧鼠技窮

    wú​shǔ​jì​qióng

    at one's wits' end

    To have exhausted one's limited skills or resources or to be at the end of one's tether

    梧 (literal) → 梧 · wú · parasol tree 鼠 (literal) → 鼠 · shǔ · rat 技穷 (literal) → 技穷/技窮 · jì​qióng · at the end of one's rope

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 梧鼠技穷/梧鼠技窮 · wú​shǔ​jì​qióng · jack of all trades, master of none — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    梧鼠技穷 / 梧鼠技窮

    wú​shǔ​jì​qióng

    jack of all trades, master of none

    Having many skills but being proficient in none of them

    梧 (literal) → 梧 · wú · parasol tree 鼠技 (literal) → 鼠技 · shǔ​jì · mediocre versatility 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · to exhaust

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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