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Open the tool →不露斤斧 (bù lù jīn fǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “So skillfully done that it appears natural and effortless”.
不露斤斧 is pronounced bù lù jīn fǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 不露斤斧 means “not revealing axe marks”. It is used to mean “So skillfully done that it appears natural and effortless”.
斤:斧头。看不见刀斧加工的痕迹。形容精巧自然