Exquisite craftsmanship; superb skill or artistry.
这位老画家下笔如有神，画出的山水画简直是郢人斤斧，炉火纯青。
This veteran painter's brushwork is divine; his landscape paintings truly exhibit superb skill, reaching the pinnacle of perfection.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
During the Warring States period, a man from the Chu state had a tiny speck of white plaster on the tip of his nose, as thin as a fly's wing. He then asked a stonemason to chop it off with an axe.
The master craftsman wielded his axe with such speed and precision that it created a breeze. Listening intently, he struck, completely removing the plaster without harming the nose.
The man was greatly astonished by the craftsman's exquisite skill.
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