{ or }. An organized combination among workmen for the purpose of maintaining their rights, privileges, and interests with respect to wages, hours of labor, customs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
[三教九流, sān jiào jiǔ liú, ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ]the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Ecletics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)#66291[Add to Longdo]
[博而不精, bó ér bù jīng, ㄅㄛˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ]extensive but not refined (成语 saw); to know something about everything; Jack of all trades and master of none.#369861[Add to Longdo]
[ごようきき, goyoukiki](n) (1) the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; (2) route man; door-to-door tradesman; order taker; order-taking; (3) (See 岡っ引き) thief taker; secret policeman[Add to Longdo]
[たげいはむげい, tageihamugei](exp) being multi-talented means never really being especially good at any one thing; jack of all trades, master of none[Add to Longdo]
[まちや;ちょうか(町家), machiya ; chouka ( machi ie )](n) (1) townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; (2) tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family[Add to Longdo]