巧奪天工

Chinese

		opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely	rob; snatch	work of nature
trad. (巧奪天工)		巧	奪	天工
simp. (巧夺天工)		巧	夺	天工

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎoduótiāngōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² dyut⁶ tin¹ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎoduótiāngōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎoduótiangong
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao³-to²-tʻien¹-kung¹
    • Yale: chyǎu-dwó-tyān-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheaudwotiangong
    • Palladius: цяодотяньгун (cjaodotjanʹgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau² dyut⁶ tin¹ gung¹
    • Yale: háau dyuht tīn gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau² dyt⁹ tin¹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao² düd⁶ tin¹ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ tyːt̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

巧奪天工

1. (of worksmanship, craftsmanship) excelling nature; wonderful; superb; skilful

Synonyms

• 鬼斧神工 (guǐfǔshéngōng)