雕琢
diāo zhuó
Pinyin
Definition
雕琢
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- to sculpt
- to carve (jade)
- ornate artwork
- overly elaborate prose
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to carve and polish (jade)
- 2 to polish and refine a literary work
- 1 The Return of the Condor Heroes (classic wuxia martial arts TV films of 1998 and 2006 based on novel by Jinyong 金庸)
- 2 variant: 神雕侠侣
- 1 to carve
- 2 to engrave
- 3 carving
- 1 a statue
- 2 a Buddhist image
- 3 sculpture
- 4 to carve
- 1 ice sculpture
Idioms (4)
一箭双雕
- 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
- 2 to kill two birds with one stone
切磋琢磨
- 1 lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
- 2 fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
精雕细刻
- 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
雕楹碧槛
- 1 carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment