【巧奪天工】art beats nature
【巧奪天工】art beats nature
The original form of the phrase "巧奪天工" or
巧奪造化.
"Duo" (duo) means to surpass.
It refers to a work that, despite being man-made, surpasses nature in its sophistication.
Guo Pu(郭璞),
was a renowned Eastern Jin Dynasty writer, philologist, and pioneer of geomancy.
With the rise of Buddhism and Taoism at the end
of the Han Dynasty, the question of life and death
gradually gained prominence.
漢末佛、道並起，生死問題逐漸受到重視，郭璞的《葬書》，就是在這個環境下孕育而出。
Guo Pu's(郭璞) "Book of
Burials" (《葬書》) was conceived in this context.
《葬書》內容是談論葬事的宜忌，在〈外篇〉提到，風水師在選擇安葬地點時，如果眼光好，加上工具測量的才能，就能避開不好的地方，讓墓地趨於完美。
The book discusses the dos
and don'ts of funerals.
In the "Outer
Chapters," it is mentioned that when choosing a burial site,
a feng shui(風水) master with good vision and the
ability to use tools and measurements can avoid unfavorable locations and
create a perfect cemetery.
The art of selecting a burial site is extremely
subtle, requiring a thorough understanding of the
principles of yin and yang and the ability to apply analogies.
A skilled feng shui master(風水師) can create
a burial site that surpasses nature in its
sophistication.
Zhao
Mengfu(趙孟頫), in his poem "Presented to the Person Setting
Off Fireworks" from the Yuan Dynasty, included the line "Human ingenuity surpasses the work of nature,
chaining powder to light lamps as clear as day."
元朝趙孟頫〈贈放煙火者〉詩，有「人間巧藝奪天工，鍊藥燃燈清晝同。」句，也是形容製作煙火的技術高超精密，煙火雖是人工製作，但卻勝過天然，十分美麗巧妙。
This line also describes the exquisite craftsmanship of fireworks.
Although artificial, fireworks surpass natural beauty and ingenuity.
➊好聽力
(National Institute of Education,
Idiom Dictionary)
「巧奪天工」原作「巧奪造化」。
「奪」，超越。指雖是人工所製造，但是精巧勝過天然。
郭璞，字景純，東晉著名的文學家、訓詁學家、堪輿學鼻祖。
漢末佛道並起，生死問題逐漸受到重視，郭璞的《葬書》，就是在這個環境下孕育而出。
《葬書》內容是談論葬事的宜忌，在〈外篇〉提到，風水師在選擇安葬地點時，如果眼光好，加上工具測量的才能，就能避開不好的地方，讓墓地趨於完美。
選擇墓地的方法，是非常微妙的，要能通陰陽之理，觸類旁通。
一個心目靈巧，功力高深的風水師，更能使一塊好的墓地「巧奪造化」，勝過天然。
「造化之工」即為「天工」，所以後來「巧奪天工」這句成語就從這裡演變而出，用來形容技藝巧妙。
元朝趙孟頫〈贈放煙火者〉詩，有「人間巧藝奪天工，鍊藥燃燈清晝同。」句，也是形容製作煙火的技術高超精密，煙火雖是人工製作，但卻勝過天然，十分美麗巧妙。
(國教院 成語典)
art beats nature (巧奪天工)
Q1 art (巧) ➀人工 ➁自然 ➂體育
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