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一無所長

简 一无所长 · 繁 一無所長
Mandarin · pinyin yī wú suǒ cháng

Meanings

  1. not having any special skill
  2. without any qualifications
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Characters in this entry

一
yī · one; a, an; alone
無
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所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
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1–2–3–2 · yi1 wu2 suo3 chang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 mou4 so2 coeng4

Cantonese word readings for 一無所長. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jat1 mou4 so2 coeng4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to not have any special skills or qualifications

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