这好的绣娘是万里挑一 以一当十
“A truly skilled embroiderer can do the work of ten ordinary ones.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“- Seven or eight. - That's not so many.”
这好的绣娘是 万里挑一 以一当十
“A truly skilled embroiderer can do the work of ten ordinary ones.”
含笑做得怎么样？
“How was Hanxiao?”
“Don't judge our capability by headcount; our artisans are elite.”
Traditional Chinese craftsmanship places immense value on singular mastery over scale, holding that a single elite master outmatches a crowd of mediocre workers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one in ten thousand; one in a million
A common set phrase used to describe rare, superlative talent or quality.
one person matches ten; worth ten ordinary people
Use this idiom to describe high productivity, fighting prowess, or outstanding individual capability.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but the embroidery is highly exquisite.”
“The embroidery is really something!”
“We've been here for a while. Why haven't we seen a single embroiderer?”
“I never knew she could embroider so well.”
“Your needlework is far beyond my reach.”
“as an embroiderer at Xiuhong House,”