Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「梧鼠五技」. Learn its usage below.
The idiom 「梧鼠五技」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
Wu Shu: that is, “flying squirrel”, which is a mistake for mole; Five skills: it is said that mole rats have five skills. It is a metaphor that having many skills but not being proficient in them is useless.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wú shǔ wǔ jì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ng4 syu2 ng5 gei6
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