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): ㄧㄙㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ si¹ bat¹ gau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīsībùgǒu [Phonetic: yìsībùgǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄙㄅㄨˋ 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

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

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