别具匠心 biéjù-jiàngxīn to show ingenuity
to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived
How to remember 别具匠心: 别 don't do something + 具 tool + 匠 artisan + 心 heart = to show ingenuity.
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How it is used
- An idiom: 'showing distinctive ingenuity / uniquely clever in conception' - 这个设计别具匠心 (this design shows real originality).
- Admiring praise for creative, out-of-the-ordinary craftsmanship or design; 匠心 = the ingenuity of a master artisan.