尽善尽美 perfect
Explanation
指完美到没有一点缺点。
It means perfect without any flaws.
Origin Story
春秋时期,鲁国的孔子为了逃避战乱逃到齐国。在那里,他听到了齐国最美妙的音乐《韶》和《武》。他听后好几天连吃肉都感觉不到肉的味道,并仔细分辨两者的区别。他说《韶》非常完美,达到了尽善尽美的境界,而《武》虽然也很优美,却略逊一筹,还没有达到尽善尽美的程度。这个故事说明,尽善尽美是一种极高的标准,即使是优秀的艺术作品,也可能存在不足之处。后人将这个典故引申为对完美境界的追求,也用来形容技艺精湛,作品完美无缺。
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius of Lu fled to Qi to escape the war. There, he heard the most wonderful music of Qi, "Shao" and "Wu". After listening, for several days he could not even feel the taste of meat, and carefully distinguished the differences between the two. He said that "Shao" was perfect, reaching the state of perfection, while "Wu", although also very beautiful, was slightly inferior and had not yet reached the state of perfection. This story shows that perfection is a very high standard, and even excellent works of art may have shortcomings. Later generations extended this allusion to the pursuit of a perfect state, and also used it to describe superb craftsmanship and flawless works.
Usage
形容事物完美无缺,没有一点缺陷。常用来形容作品、技艺、境界等。
Describes something as perfect and flawless, without any defects. Often used to describe works, skills, and realms.
Examples
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他的作品堪称尽善尽美。
ta de zuopin kan cheng jin shan jin mei
His works can be called perfect.
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这场演出尽善尽美,令人赞叹不已。
zhe chang yan chu jin shan jin mei, ling ren zantan bu yi
The performance was perfect and amazing.