三腳貓 [－脚猫]

Jyutping saam1 goek3 maau1
Pinyin sān jiǎo māo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. jack of all trades
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    未到​家​嘅​水平
    inadequate command; half-competent level; literally "three-legged cat"
    • 三腳貓功夫
      三脚猫功夫
      saam1 goek3 maau1 gung1 fu1
      inadequate skills; half-competent skills
    • 我啲三腳貓英文邊見得人啊？
      我啲三脚猫英文边见得人啊？
      ngo5 di1 saam1 goek3 maau1 jing1 man2 bin1 gin3 dak1 jan4 aa3?
      How can my poor English be presentable?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively, informal
    jack of all trades, master of none; one who only has superficial knowledge of a skill
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你得啲咁嘅三脚猫功夫就出去教人，唔怕畀人笑咩？
    你得啲咁嘅三腳貓功夫就出去教人，唔怕畀人笑咩？
    nei5 dak1 di1 gam2 ge3 saam1 goek3 maau1 gung1 fu1 zau6 ceot1 heoi3 gaau3 jan4, m4 paa3 bei2 jan4 siu3 me1?
    • What you acquire is insufficient for you to teach others at all. Don't you ever worry that you'll be mocked?
  2. Cantonese
    三脚猫功夫
    三腳貓功夫
    saam1 goek3 maau1 gung1 fu1
    • inadequate skills; half-competent skills
  3. Cantonese
    我啲三脚猫英文边见得人啊？
    我啲三腳貓英文邊見得人啊？
    ngo5 di1 saam1 goek3 maau1 jing1 man2 bin1 gin3 dak1 jan4 aa3?
    • How can my poor English be presentable?