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獨具匠心

简独具匠心 · 繁獨具匠心

Mandarin · pinyin dú jù jiàng xīn

original and ingenious (idiom)
to show great creativity

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具: jù · tool, implement; draw up, write
匠: jiàng · craftsman, artisan; workman
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–4–4–1 · du2 ju4 jiang4 xin1

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duk6 geoi6 zoeng6 sam1

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(chiefly of literature or art) to show great ingenuity; to have originality

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