异曲同工 |
yì qǔ tóng gōng |
different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome |
异 |
yì |
different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate |
曲 |
Qū |
surname Qu |
曲 |
qū |
bent / crooked / wrong |
曲 |
qǔ |
tune / song / CL:支 |
曲 |
qū |
variant of 曲 |
曲 |
qū |
fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qu2] |
同 |
tóng |
like / same / similar / together / alike / with |
同 |
tòng |
see 胡同 |
同工 |
tóng gōng |
fellow workers |
工 |
gōng |
work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor |