異曲同工

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Chinese

different; unusual; strange
tune; song; bent
tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong
 
like; same; similar
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
 
work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
 
trad. (異曲同工)
simp. (异曲同工)
anagram 同工異曲同工异曲

Etymology

First attested in the early 9th century, see 同工異曲同工异曲 (tónggōngyìqǔ)

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Idiom

異曲同工

  1. different approaches but equally satisfactory results

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