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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
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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

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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smc
Local time: 19:36

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a well-honed skill becomes an art form

smc

Utmost Perfection in Skills Metamorphoses to Arts

laurentchen

An art form achieved after perfecting/mastering the techniques

Daisy Zhu

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1 hr confidence:

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: 12:36
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Chinese

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

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

Reference: http://www.wordnik.com/words/well-honed/examples

smc
Local time: 19:36
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Chinese,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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5 hrs confidence:

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.

laurentchen
Taiwan
Local time: 19:36
Native speaker of:

Chinese

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