extraordinary as if done by the spirits(shén gōng guǐ fǔ)

extraordinary as if done by the spirits

Shengong ghost axe is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is sh é ng ō nggu ǐ f ǔ, which means it is made by ghosts and gods. It's not human power to describe art as superb. From Chuang Tzu Da Sheng.

The origin of Idioms

Chuang Tzu Da Sheng: "Ziqing cut wood for Wei, Wei into, see people worried about ghosts." "The southern history · Xie Huilian biography" said: "this language has the miraculous work, is not my language also." Yuan Wu Lai's "big food bottle" poem: "Jingying Dragon Palace offer, scattered ghost axe engraved."

Idiom usage

"Two trees drawing plum blossoms" is an example of "two trees drawing plum blossoms". It has a title of "seven ancient times" and a rhyme of "Xu" in more than 80 poems. (Volume 6 of Sui Yuan Shi Hua by Yuan Mei in Qing Dynasty)

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: uncanny craftsmanship; antonym: shoddy

Chinese PinYin : shén gōng guǐ fǔ