丁是丁，卯是卯
dīng​shì​dīng​mǎo​shì​mǎo

meticulous

  • created reference approved 丁是丁，卯是卯 → 钉是钉，铆是铆/釘是釘，鉚是鉚 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丁是丁，卯是卯 dīng​shì​dīng​mǎo​shì​mǎo

    钉是钉，铆是铆 / 釘是釘，鉚是鉚 dīng​shì​dīng​mǎo​shì​mǎo

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 丁是丁，卯是卯 · dīng​shì​dīng​mǎo​shì​mǎo · meticulous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丁是丁，卯是卯

    dīng​shì​dīng​mǎo​shì​mǎo

    meticulous

    (idiom) extremely precise and conscientious; to handle matters with strict accuracy without the slightest confusion or oversight; careful not to confuse two similar-looking things; literal-minded and uncompromising.

    dīng​shi​dīng​mǎo​shi​mǎo

    丁 (literal) → 丁 · dīng · fourth 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be 丁 (literal) → 丁 · dīng · fourth ， (non_chinese) 卯 (literal) → 卯 · mǎo · 4th earthly branch 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be 卯 (literal) → 卯 · mǎo · 4th earthly branch

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense