◎ 工欲善其事,必先利其器 gōng yù shàn qí shì,bì xiān lì qí qì[An artisan must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well.] 工匠要把活儿做好,必须先使工具精良;也指工作要得到好结果,必须先有好的器具 -----------------国语辞典:工匠想要把工作做好,一定要先使工具精良。《论语.卫灵公》:「子曰:『工欲善其事,必先利其器。居是邦也,事其大夫之贤者,友其士之仁者。』」英语 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
◎ 工尺 gōngchě[notes in traditional Chinese musical scale] 我国民族音乐音阶上各个音的总称,也是乐谱上各个记音符号的总称。符号各个时代不同,现在通用的是:合、四、一、上、尺、工、凡、六、五、乙-----------------国语辞典:我国固有的音阶符号,如上、尺、工、凡、合、四、乙等,统称工尺。以此编成的曲谱,称为「工尺谱」。也作「工尺字儿」。