Meaning of 异曲同工
异曲同工 means different tunes played with equal skill; different approaches yielding equally good results. Pronounced yì qǔ tóng gōng.
- different tunes played with equal skill; different approaches yielding equally good results
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
liǎng两
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
fēng风
gé格
jié截
rán然
bù不
tóng同
，
dàn但
yì异
qǔ曲
tóng同
gōng工
，
dōu都
huò获
dé得
le了
dà大
jiǎng奖
。
These two essays have completely different styles, yet they achieve the same excellent effect and both won major awards.
Tā他
men们
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
yì异
qǔ曲
tóng同
gōng工
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
lái来
jiě解
jué决
le了
zhè这
gè个
jì技
shù术
nán难
tí题
。
They used different approaches that achieved equally good results to solve this technical problem.
Zhè这
liǎng两
fú幅
huà画
de的
jì技
fǎ法
gè各
yì异
，
què却
yǒu有
yì异
qǔ曲
tóng同
gōng工
zhī之
miào妙
。
These two paintings employ different techniques, yet they share a comparable excellence.
Suī虽
rán然
lái来
zì自
bù不
tóng同
de的
wén文
huà化
bèi背
jǐng景
，
dàn但
liǎng两
wèi位
dǎo导
yǎn演
de的
chǔ处
lǐ理
fāng方
shì式
yì异
qǔ曲
tóng同
gōng工
。
Although coming from different cultural backgrounds, the two directors' approaches achieve the same effective results.