天衣无缝

天衣無縫
tiānyī-wúfèng
idiom #13,019

Meanings

  1. 1 flawless
  2. 2 seamless
  3. 3 perfect (of a plan, story, etc.)

Examples

Tā biān de huǎnghuà tiānyī-wúfèng, shéi dōu méi fāxiàn.
The lie he made up was flawless; nobody noticed.

Tips

history
From a Tang-era tale: a man met a heavenly maiden and noticed her garment had no seams anywhere. She explained that heavenly clothes are not made with needle and thread — they are naturally perfect, without a single seam.

Stroke Order

tiān
féng