異曲同工

Chinese

		different; unusual; strange	tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
trad. (異曲同工)		異	曲	同	工
simp. (异曲同工)		异	曲	同	工
anagram		同工異曲／同工异曲

Etymology

First attested in the early 9th century, see 同工異曲／同工异曲 (tónggōngyìqǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìqǔtónggōng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ kuk¹ tung⁴ gung¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ī-khiok-tông-kong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìqǔtónggōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìcyǔtónggong
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-chʻü³-tʻung²-kung¹
  - Yale: yì-chyǔ-túng-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihcheutornggong
  - Palladius: ицюйтунгун (icjujtungun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ kuk¹ tung⁴ gung¹
  - Yale: yih kūk tùhng gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ kuk⁷ tung⁴ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ kug¹ tung⁴ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² kʰʊk̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-khiok-tông-kong
  - Tâi-lô: ī-khiok-tông-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ixqiokdongkofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i²²⁻²¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻²² kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tɔŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i³³⁻¹¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

異曲同工

different approaches but equally satisfactory results

Synonyms

同工異曲／同工异曲 (tónggōngyìqǔ)

Derived terms

異曲同工之妙 / 异曲同工之妙