刻意求工 — “To strive for perfection or meticulous craftsmanship”
刻意求工 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strive for perfection or meticulous craftsmanship”. To spare no effort in making something exquisitely fine, especially in literary or artistic creations. Literally, “deliberately seek perfection”.
刻意求工 Pronunciation and Pinyin
刻意求工 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 刻
- kè刻bù不kě可huǎn缓cannot be delayed for a moment
- kè刻bù不róng容sōng松cannot relax even for a moment
- kè刻bù不róng容huǎn缓extremely urgent, brooks no delay
- kè刻bù不dài待shí时Time is pressing
- kè刻yì意jīng经yíng营meticulously manage and plan
- kè刻mù木wéi为lì吏Extreme dread of tyrannical officials
- kè刻mù木wéi为hú鹄a rough but similar imitation
- kè刻huà画rù入wēi微depict with meticulous detail
- kè刻huà画wú无yán盐making an inappropriate comparison
- kè刻huà画wú无yán盐，，táng唐tū突xī西shī施insulting beauty by comparing it to ugliness
- kè刻zhāng章zhuó琢jù句meticulously refine writing
- kè刻cuì翠cái裁hóng红meticulously refine and embellish literary language
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What does 刻意求工 mean?
刻意求工 (kè yì qiú gōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strive for perfection or meticulous craftsmanship”.
How do you pronounce 刻意求工?
刻意求工 is pronounced kè yì qiú gōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刻意求工 literally mean?
Literally, 刻意求工 means “deliberately seek perfection”. It is used to mean “to strive for perfection or meticulous craftsmanship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刻意求工?
工：精致、完好。用尽心思使文章或工艺品更精巧。