jack of all trades, master of none

Etymology
Expanded form of, which originally was sometimes used as a term of praise.

In the 21st century this phrase has itself been (rarely) expanded to a couplet:
 * Jack of all trades, master of none,
 * though oftentimes better than master of one.

Noun

 * 1)  A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: devatero řemesel, desátá bída
 * Dutch: twaalf stielen, dertien ongelukken
 * Finnish: jokapaikanhöylä, jokapaikan höylä
 * French: bon à tout, propre à rien
 * German:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: Johannes factotum
 * Persian: همه‌کاره و هیچ‌کاره
 * Portuguese: pau para toda obra
 * Russian: подмасте́рье всех ремёсел, ма́стер ни одного́, за всё берётся, да не всё удаётся, автофотовеломототелерадиомонтёр
 * Spanish: aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada,
 * Thai: รู้อย่างเป็ด