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一丝不苟

一丝不苟 yīsībùgǒu

一丝不苟 yīsībùgǒu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 一丝不苟 yīsībùgǒu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yīsībùgǒu | yi1 si1 bu4 gou3
English translation
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
meticulous
not one hair out of place

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Traditional form

一絲不苟

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 一丝不苟 yīsībùgǒu

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

1

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Duplication of (silk).

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰??

Number of Strokes

5

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

Gǒu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and gōu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

gōu

Semantic compound

cǎo

Positional decomposition

艹句

Number of Strokes

8

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一丝不苟 yīsībùgǒu dài zhāo 几分 jǐ fēn 学究气

He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.

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