sī​sī​rù​kòu

meticulous

  • created sense approved 丝丝入扣/絲絲入扣 · sī​sī​rù​kòu · meticulous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丝丝入扣 / 絲絲入扣

    sī​sī​rù​kòu

    meticulous

    originally referring to every thread of silk passing through the reed of a loom without error; metaphorically used to describe work that is extremely meticulous or a narrative that is tightly knit and well-integrated

    丝丝 (reduplication) → 丝/絲 · sī · silk 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to conform 扣 (literal) → 扣 · kòu · to grip

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

    created sense