多才多艺 duō cái duō yì multi-talented

Explanation

形容人有多方面的才能和技艺。

Describes a person with many talents and skills.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，长安城里住着一位名叫李白的青年才俊，他从小就展现出非凡的才华。他不仅精通诗词歌赋，文采斐然，还擅长书法绘画，技艺超群。更令人惊叹的是，他琴棋书画样样精通，堪称多才多艺的典范。一次，朝廷举行盛大的文武比试，李白技压群雄，以其多才多艺的才能获得第一名，名扬天下。

huà shuō táng cháo shí qī, cháng ān chéng lǐ zhù zhe yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de qīng nián cái jùn, tā cóng xiǎo jiù zhǎn xiàn chū fēi fán de cái huá. tā bù jǐn jīng tōng shī cí gē fù, wén cǎi fěi rán, hái shàn cháng shū fǎ huì huà, jì yì chāo qún. gèng lìng rén jīng tàn de shì, tā qín qí shū huà yàng yàng jīng tōng, kān chēng duō cái duō yì de diǎn fàn. yī cì, cháo tíng jǔ xíng shèng dà de wén wǔ bǐ shì, lǐ bái jì yā qún xióng, yǐ qí duō cái duō yì de cái néng huò dé dì yī míng, míng yáng tiān xià.

During the Tang Dynasty, a young man named Li Bai lived in Chang'an City. From a young age, he displayed extraordinary talent. Not only was he proficient in poetry and prose, but he also excelled in calligraphy and painting. Even more amazing, he was adept at all forms of art, including music, making him a model of multi-talent. Once, the imperial court held a grand competition of literary and martial arts. Li Bai outperformed all the other contestants and won first place with his diverse talents, becoming famous throughout the land.

Usage

用来形容人有多方面的才能和技艺。

yòng lái xíng róng rén yǒu duō fāng miàn de cái néng hé jì yì.

Used to describe a person with many talents and skills.

Examples

• 李明多才多艺，琴棋书画样样精通。

  lǐ míng duō cái duō yì, qín qí shū huà yàng yàng jīng tōng.

  Li Ming is multi-talented, proficient in various arts.

• 她多才多艺，在公司很受欢迎。

  tā duō cái duō yì, zài gōngsī hěn shòu huānyíng。

  She is multi-talented and very popular in the company.

Related Idioms

• 才华横溢

• 技艺精湛

Opposite Idioms

• 一窍不通

• 一无所长