精雕细刻
Traditional form:
精雕細刻
Pinyin (reading):
jīngdiāo-xìkè
Definitions:
- lit. fine sculpting (idiom)
- fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision
Characters:
- 精 - essence, germ, spirit
- 雕 - to carve, to engrave; eagle, vulture
- 细 - fine, detailed; slender, thin
- 刻 - to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment
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