巧夺天工
qiǎo​duó​tiān​gōng

superb craftsmanship

  • created sense approved 巧夺天工/巧奪天工 · qiǎo​duó​tiān​gōng · superb craftsmanship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    巧夺天工 / 巧奪天工

    qiǎo​duó​tiān​gōng

    superb craftsmanship

    wonderful skill that surpasses nature; used to describe artificial works that are so exquisite they seem better than things found in nature

    巧 (literal) → 巧 · qiǎo · skillful 夺 (literal) → 夺/奪 · duó · to surpass 天工 (literal) → 天工 · tiān​gōng · work of nature

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