Móshùshī de biǎoyǎn chūshén-rùhuà, guānzhòng kàn de mùdèng-kǒudāi.
The magician's performance was otherworldly - the audience watched in stunned silence.
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history
From Wang Shifu's Yuan-dynasty play 《西厢记》: critic Jin Shengtan praised a passage as '出神入化之笔' - 'writing that leaves the mundane and enters the realm of the divine.'
usage
Reserved for the top tier of artistic or technical mastery - painting, acting, music, martial arts, calligraphy. Overusing it cheapens the compliment.
