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Open the tool →郢人斫垩 (yǐng rén zhuó è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Superb and effortless craftsmanship or skill”.
郢人斫垩 is pronounced yǐng rén zhuó è in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 郢人斫垩 means “the man from Ying chops plaster”. It is used to mean “Superb and effortless craftsmanship or skill”.
比喻成熟、高超的技艺。同“郢匠挥斤”。