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to show ingenuity / (of a design) clever / brilliantly conceived
HSK 7-9
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
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craftsman
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
carpenter
HSK 7-9
original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
great master (of literature, music etc)
original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
shoemaker
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
blacksmith / ironworker
ingenuity / craftsmanship
milliner
literary master
hack teacher / pedagogue
master craftsman / Han dynasty official title
shoemaker / cobbler
person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments / master craftsman / highly esteemed person
a cobbler
artisan / smith
tinker
tailor
skilled workman
shoemaker / cobbler
bricklayer / tiler / mason
gardener
locksmith
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
bricklayer / tiler
cobbler
stonemason
potter
silversmith
coppersmith
mason
patient work makes a skilled craftsman
goldsmith
cooper / hooper
craftsman who makes articles from bamboo strips
variant of 運將|运将


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