The whole cow in the eyes means: there is no complete cow in the eyes, only the sinew and bone structure of the cow. Describes a person's superb skills, ease of use, and reaching a very proficient level.

From Zhuangzi's "Zhuangzi: Master of Health Preservation" in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period: When the first minister untied the ox, he saw nothing more than an ox; three years later, he did not see a whole ox. (When I slaughtered the cow at first, what I saw was a complete cow; three years later, I never saw a complete cow again.)

Usage: subject-predicate form, as predicate, Attributive, with a complimentary meaning; refers to a person's skillful skills.

Example: He is so proficient in this work that he has reached the level of omnipotence.

Synonyms: superb

It means to describe the superb state of literature, art or skills, and also to describe the state of transcending supernatural powers and reaching a free country.

From the second chapter of the second volume of "The Romance of the West Chamber" written by Wang Shifu of the Yuan Dynasty: "I didn't say anything, and he quickly agreed. Jin Shengtan: 'A truly extraordinary writing'." (I didn't say anything, and he quickly agreed. . Jin Shengtan said: "This is really wonderful.")

Usage: conjunction; used as predicate, attributive, complement; to describe literary arts or superb skills.

Example: I don’t know how many live shrimps this old painter observed before he could draw shrimps so superbly.

Related background:

The fable of Cook Ding Jie Niu is selected from "The Master of Health Preservation in the Nei Chapter of Zhuangzi". It shows that things in the world are complicated, and as long as you practice it repeatedly and master its objective laws, you will be able to use it with ease and solve problems easily. ?

The article alternates narrative and discussion with clear layers. The description of the graceful movements and superb technique when slaughtering a cow; the satisfaction after success, etc. are vivid and vivid, as well as heard and seen, which is fascinating. The language is vivid and vivid, and the idioms "nothing is complete", "with ease", "ambitious", "to the point" and "cooking the cow" come from this article.