尽善尽美 — “To be perfect in every way”
尽善尽美 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be perfect in every way”. To be of the highest possible standard, faultless and flawless. Literally, “exhaustively good, exhaustively beautiful”.
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尽善尽美 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 尽jìn
- 善shàn
- 尽jìn
- 美měi
尽善尽美 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 尽善尽美
这个设计方案经过多次修改，最终达到了尽善尽美的效果，赢得了所有人的赞赏。
After numerous revisions, this design proposal finally achieved a state of perfection, earning everyone's admiration.
Origin and Story of 尽善尽美
During the Spring and Autumn period, Confucius of the State of Lu fled to the State of Qi to avoid war.
There, he heard the most beautiful music of Qi, 'Shao' and 'Wu'. After listening, he couldn't taste meat for several days, deeply pondering the differences between the two.
He remarked that 'Shao' was utterly perfect, and 'Wu' was also very beautiful, but still had minor flaws.
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Antonyms of 尽善尽美
More idioms starting with 尽
- jìn尽rén人jiē皆zhī知known to all
- jìn尽fù付dōng东liú流all efforts wasted
- jìn尽xìn信shū书bù不rú如wú无shū书Don't blindly believe everything in books
- jìn尽rù入gòu彀zhōng中all fall into the trap
- jǐn尽qí其zài在wǒ我Do one's utmost within one's power
- jìn尽qí其suǒ所néng能do one's utmost
- jìn尽qí其suǒ所cháng长fully use one's strengths
- jìn尽lì力ér而wéi为do one's best
- jǐn尽zài在bù不yán言zhòng中all understood without words
- jìn尽dì地zhǔ主zhī之yì谊to extend hospitality as a host
- jǐn尽duō多jǐn尽shǎo少to the utmost of one's ability
- jìn尽rú如rén人yì意everything as one wishes
Questions about 尽善尽美
- What does 尽善尽美 mean?
- 尽善尽美 (jìn shàn jìn měi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be perfect in every way”.
- How do you pronounce 尽善尽美?
- 尽善尽美 is pronounced jìn shàn jìn měi in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 尽善尽美 literally mean?
- Literally, 尽善尽美 means “exhaustively good, exhaustively beautiful”. It is used to mean “to be perfect in every way”.
- Where does 尽善尽美 come from?
- 尽善尽美 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 尽善尽美?
- 极其完善，极其美好。指完美到没有一点缺点。