not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
trad. 一絲不苟
Also written 一絲不苟【yī sī bù gǒu】
Characters in this word
4一
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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
丝
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silk, thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips, classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
- Pinyin
- sī
- Traditional
- 絲
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 3969 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
苟
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surname Gou
- Pinyin
- Gǒu
- Strokes
- 8