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Open the tool →良工苦心 (liáng gōng kǔ xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to the painstaking effort and meticulous thought put in by a skilled artist or craftsman to create a masterpiece. It can also broadly describe someone's diligent and well-intentioned efforts”.
良工苦心 is pronounced liáng gōng kǔ xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 良工苦心 means “skillful craftsman's painstaking effort”. It is used to mean “refers to the painstaking effort and meticulous thought put in by a skilled artist or craftsman to create a masterpiece. It can also broadly describe someone's diligent and well-intentioned efforts”.
形容优秀艺术家的作品,在创作过程中都费尽心思。又泛指用心良苦。