一絲不苟

一絲不苟

Chinese

		a tiny bit	to not do things easily or rashly; to be careful; to be scrupulous
trad. (一絲不苟)		一絲	不苟
simp. (一丝不苟)		一丝	不苟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīsībùgǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ si¹ bat¹ gau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīsībùgǒu [Phonetic: yìsībùgǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: isybugoou
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ si¹ bat¹ gau²
    • Yale: yāt sī bāt gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ si¹ bat⁷ gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ xi¹ bed¹ geo²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

一絲不苟

1. to be scrupulous about every detail; to not be the least bit negligent; to not overlook any detail