异曲同工

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

CEDICT

different approaches but equally satisfactory results

Wiktionary

曲调虽异，工妙则同。比喻不同人的辞章或方法，却有相同的造诣或功效。参见「同工异曲」条。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 异 yì
  1. different
  2. other
  3. hetero-
  4. unusual
  5. strange
  6. surprising
  7. to distinguish
  8. to separate
  9. to discriminate
2 曲 qǔ
  1. tune
  2. song

classifier: 支
3 同工 tónggōng fellow workers