巧不可阶 — “Unrivaled in skill or ingenuity”
巧不可阶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unrivaled in skill or ingenuity”. So ingenious it cannot be surpassed. Literally, “Too clever to be surpassed”.
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这位老工匠的雕刻技艺简直是巧不可阶，每一件作品都栩栩如生。
The carving skill of this old craftsman is simply unrivaled; every piece of work is lifelike.
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- qiǎo巧shàng上jiā加qiǎo巧adding ingenuity to ingenuity
- qiǎo巧bù不kě可jiē接too ingenious to be matched
- qiǎo巧bù不shèng胜zhuō拙Plain effort outweighs cleverness
- qiǎo巧bù不ruò若zhuō拙Simplicity often beats cleverness
- qiǎo巧wěi伪bù不rú如zhuō拙chéng诚Clumsy sincerity is better than artful hypocrisy
- qiǎo巧wěi伪qū趋lì利crafty and false, pursuing gain
- qiǎo巧zuò作míng名mù目invent clever pretexts for improper purpose
- qiǎo巧tōu偷háo豪duó夺cunningly defraud and forcefully seize
- qiǎo巧fā发qí奇zhòng中make a clever and accurate prediction
- qiǎo巧qǔ取háo豪duó夺acquire by trickery or force
- qiǎo巧tóng同zào造huà化ingenious like nature's creation
- qiǎo巧duó夺tiān天gōng工exquisitely skillful, surpassing nature
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What does 巧不可阶 mean?
巧不可阶 (qiǎo bù kě jiē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unrivaled in skill or ingenuity”.
How do you pronounce 巧不可阶?
巧不可阶 is pronounced qiǎo bù kě jiē in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 巧不可阶 literally mean?
Literally, 巧不可阶 means “Too clever to be surpassed”. It is used to mean “Unrivaled in skill or ingenuity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 巧不可阶?
阶：台阶，引伸为赶上。指巧妙得别人无法赶上。