异曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. different methods leading to the same result
  3. different approach but equally satisfactory outcome

CHARACTERS

异 yì
HSK 6
different, unusual, strange
曲 qǔ
HSK 6
crooked, bent; wrong, false
同 tóng
HSK 1
same, similar; together with
工 gōng
HSK 1
labor, work; worker, laborer