技之至湛而成艺

English translation: a well-honed skill becomes an art form

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Chinese term or phrase:技之至湛而成艺
English translation:a well-honed skill becomes an art form
Entered by: smc

09:49 Mar 2, 2010
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Chinese term or phrase: 技之至湛而成艺
心艺的文化是心与艺 心,是关心和专心;艺,技之至湛而成艺。
michaelzhang
China
Local time: 23:05
a well-honed skill becomes an art form
Explanation:
hone is to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4a well-honed skill becomes an art form
smc
4Utmost Perfection in Skills Metamorphoses to Arts
Lung Chuan CHEN
3An art form achieved after perfecting/mastering the techniques
Daisy Zhu


  

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An art form achieved after perfecting/mastering the techniques


Explanation:
It's not a very elegant translation, but it captures the meaning and hopefully will serve as the basis for better renditions. You perhaps can also say, for example, 'reaching an art form after having perfected the techniques', or something alone those lines.

技:技术 technique
至:arrive, achieve
湛:精湛 mastery
成: become
艺: art

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Daisy Zhu
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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a well-honed skill becomes an art form


Explanation:
hone is to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose

Example sentence(s):
  • He's a well-honed athlete. — CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2003

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Utmost Perfection in Skills Metamorphoses to Arts


Explanation:
There can be numerous ways to translate this phrase. Just another option offered for different employment of wording style.

Lung Chuan CHEN
Taiwan
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