created sense approved 雕肝琢肾/雕肝琢腎 · diāogānzhuóshèn · to polish writing painstakingly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
雕肝琢肾 / 雕肝琢腎
diāogānzhuóshèn
to polish writing painstakingly
To labor over every word and phrase when writing poetry or essays; to put extreme effort into perfecting one's literary style.
雕 (literal) → 雕 · diāo · to carve 肝 (literal) → 肝 · gān · liver 琢 (literal) → 琢 · zhuó · to refine 肾 (literal) → 肾/腎 · shèn · kidney
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