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周身刀冇把利
  zau1 san1 dou1 mou5 baa2 lei6   jyutping
jack of all trades but master of none
[lit] Knives all over one's body, none of them sharp

This is a variant form of the standard one 周身刀冇張利.
Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
周身刀冇把利

This word has been viewed 1728 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 28th May 2007 22:04 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 zau1  -  circle; perimeter; week; surname
 san1  -  body; life; oneself
 dou1  -  knife; sword
 mou5  -  don't have
 baa2  -  grasp; handle; bundle
 lei6, lai6  -  profit; gains; benefit; serve
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