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慢工出细货

màn gōng chū xì huòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
patient work makes a fine product
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4f2a50c319a61a83. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

慢工出細貨 慢工出细货 [man4 gong1 chu1 xi4 huo4] /patient work makes a fine product/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 慢工出細貨

  • 慢
    màn

    slow

  • 工
    gōng

    work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

  • 出
    chū

    to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

  • 细
    xì

    thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal

  • 货
    huò

    goods / money / commodity / CL:個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.