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Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「鬼斧神工」. Check below for details.

We’re presenting the idiom 「鬼斧神工」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Elephants were made by ghosts and gods. Describes artistic skills that are so superb that they are beyond human reach.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

guǐ fǔ shén gōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gwai2 fu2 san4 gung1

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.