螻蛄けら芸げい

noun

jack of all trades, master of none

Describes a person who dabbles in many skills but excels at none. A rare, literary term; compare 螻蛄才 (けらざい), which has a similar meaning.

See also: 螻蛄才

• 彼かれは螻蛄けら芸げいで、何なんでも少すこしはできるが、どれも中ちゅう途と半はん端ぱだ。

  He is a jack of all trades and master of none; he can do a little of everything, but nothing thoroughly.