马工枚速 (馬工枚速)
Mǎ gōng Méi sù
Pinyin
Definition
马工枚速 (馬工枚速)
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- Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
- to each his good points
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 artificial
- 2 manpower
- 3 manual work
- 1 to work with one's hands
- 2 manual work
- 3 workmanship
- 1 the speed of light
Idioms (14)
不可枚举
- 1 innumerable (idiom)
偷工减料
- 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 2 jerry-building
- 3 sloppy work
兵贵神速
- 1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
- 2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
- 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
欲速则不达
- 1 lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
- 2 don't try to run before you can walk