精雕细刻 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) fine sculpting
• (fig.) to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision

Character by character

• 精jīngessence, germ, spirit
• 雕diāoto carve, to engrave; eagle, vulture
• 细xìfine, detailed; slender, thin
• 刻kèto carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment

Idioms sharing a character

• 兵精粮足 bīng jīng liáng zú
• 励精图治 lì jīng tú zhì
• 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn
• 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng
• 古灵精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài
• 业精于勤 yè jīng yú qín
• 殚精极虑 dān jīng jí lǜ
• 殚精竭虑 dān jīng jié lǜ
• 无精打彩 wú jīng dǎ cǎi
• 无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi

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