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鬼斧神工

Mandarin · pinyin guǐ fǔ shén gōng

supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
uncanny workmanship
superlative craftsmanship

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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
斧: fǔ · axe, hatchet; chop, hew
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer

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3–3–2–1 · gui3 fu3 shen2 gong1

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gwai2 fu2 san1 gung1

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(idiomatic) superlative craftsmanship; supernaturally fine craft (as if done by the spirits)

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