- not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
- meticulous
- not one hair out of place
Characters
- 一 (一): 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
- 丝 (絲): silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 苟 (苟): surname Gou
Resources
- Wiktionary: 一丝不苟
- MDBG: 一丝不苟
- Examples with 一丝不苟 on Tatoeba
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