dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo

Traditional: 釘是釘，鉚是鉚

钉是钉，铆是铆 (dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom); fig. meticulous; conscientious”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom)
  2. 2fig. meticulous
  3. 3conscientious
  4. 4unambiguous

Characters in 钉是钉，铆是铆

钉dīng · nail是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)钉dīng · nail铆mǎo · to fasten with a rivet; to rivet是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)铆mǎo · to fasten with a rivet; to rivet

Related words

是to be (followed by substantives only)是variant of 是[shi4]但是but; however是的yes, that's right就是exactly; precisely只是merely; only; just; nothing but还是still (as before)可是but; however真是indeed; truly总是always是否whether (or not)算是considered to be

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