匠心独运

匠心獨運

jiàngxīn-dúyùn

idiom

Meanings

这件瓷器匠心独运，令人赞叹。

Zhè jiàn cíqì jiàngxīn-dúyùn, lìngrén zàntàn.

This piece of porcelain is remarkably ingenious in design.

导演匠心独运，把老故事讲出了新意。

Dǎoyǎn jiàngxīn-dúyùn, bǎ lǎo gùshi jiǎng chū le xīnyì.

The director's inventive craft gave the old story fresh meaning.

history

Based on Wang Shiyuan's preface to 《孟浩然集》 (Tang): 文不按古，匠心独妙 — 'his writing does not follow the old, his craft is uniquely ingenious'.

Formal, strongly positive. Common in art criticism, design writing, and marketing copy for craft products.

匠 jiàng

心 xīn

独 dú

运 yùn