炉 火 纯 青

lú huǒ chún qīngdictionary entry

(lit.) the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / (fig.) (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection

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爐火純青 炉火纯青 [lu2 huo3 chun2 qing1] /(lit.) the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)/(fig.) (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection/

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