専門バカ

Japanese

FWOTD – 16 January 2017

Kanji in this term
専	門
せん Grade: 6	もん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
專門バカ (kyūjitai) 専門馬鹿

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞mːo̞m ba̠ka̠]

Noun

専(せん)門(もん)バカ • (senmon baka) 

1. someone who is only knowledgeable within the field in which they specialize; a fachidiot
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     だけど、実(じっ)際(さい)日(に)本(ほん)のエンジニアは今(いま)不(ふ)遇(ぐう)にあって、会(かい)社(しゃ)に入(はい)ったら専(せん)門(もん)バカとして扱(あつか)われるし、給(きゅう)料(りょう)も安(やす)いし、女(おんな)の子(こ)にももてないよね。

     Dakedo, jissai Nihon no enjinia wa ima fugū ni atte, kaisha ni haittara senmon baka toshite atsukawareru shi, kyūryō mo yasui shi, onna no ko ni mo motenai yo ne.

     But engineers are not well-treated in Japan nowadays. They are treated like specialist fools once they enter companies, given cheap salaries, and are unpopular with girls.