金声玉振
jīn​shēng​yù​zhèn

to achieve a great synthesis

  • created reference approved 金声玉振/金聲玉振 → 玉振金声/玉振金聲 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    金声玉振 / 金聲玉振 jīn​shēng​yù​zhèn

    玉振金声 / 玉振金聲 yù​zhèn​jīn​shēng

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  • created sense approved 金声玉振/金聲玉振 · jīn​shēng​yù​zhèn · to achieve a great synthesis — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    金声玉振 / 金聲玉振

    jīn​shēng​yù​zhèn

    to achieve a great synthesis

    To combine the best parts of various schools of thought into a complete whole; used to praise someone's great learning and moral character. Originally a musical metaphor for the start and finish of a performance, it compares someone's brilliance to the sound of bronze bells and jade chimes.

    金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · [ancient instrument] 声 (literal) → 声/聲 · shēng · sound 玉 (literal) → 玉 · yù · jade 振 (literal) → 振 · zhèn · to shake

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