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to show ingenuity · (of a design) clever · brilliantly conceived

别具匠心
bié jù jiàng xīn
b+ié·2nd tonej+ǜ·4th tonej+iàng·4th tonex+īn·1st tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
having a unique or distinctive style别具一格bié jù yī géoriginal and ingenious (idiom) · to show great creativity匠心独运jiàng xīn dú yùnto blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality独辟蹊径dú pì xī jìngstrange and prominent奇崛qí juénot follow the beaten track · have an original style不落窠臼bù luò kē jiù
Antonyms
to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own · to parrot拾人牙慧shí rén yá huìan old observation (idiom) · a truism · banal comments老生常谈lǎo shēng cháng tánordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about平淡无奇píng dàn wú qí
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