To be meticulously refined and polished through repeated deliberation and effort, especially in crafting literary works or developing skills.
这部小说的成功，正是作者百锻千炼、精益求精的成果。
The success of this novel is precisely the result of the author's meticulous refinement and tireless pursuit of perfection.
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Ancient
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During the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wujun governed Jizhou. The scholar Liu Yanshi, known as Liu Zaoqiang, became his advisor due to his poetic talent.
One day, while on a hunting trip, Wang Wujun shot down a pair of wild ducks with a single arrow. Liu Yanshi immediately composed a poem titled "Song of Shooting Ducks."
People regarded him as a renowned poet, following in the footsteps of Li Bai and Li He. His poetry was praised as "firm, unique, and wonderfully intricate, with words forged a hundred times and sentences tempered a thousand times."
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