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切磋琢磨

qiē cuō zhuó

Meanings

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qiē cuō zhuó
  1. 1.lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
  2. 2.fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to carve and polish (bones, horns, ivory and jade)
  2. 2.to learn by exchanging ideas and experiences; friendly competition; improvement by learning from others

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Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 55 (《詩經·衞風·淇奧》)

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