yī sī bù gǒu

Traditional: 一絲不苟

一丝不苟 (yī sī bù gǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place”.

Meanings

  1. 1not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2meticulous
  3. 3not one hair out of place

Characters in 一丝不苟

一yī · one丝sī · silk不bù · no; not so苟gǒu · (literary) if indeed

Related words

不no; not so一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)不过only一切everything不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon一点a bit; a little bit

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