kě​dīng​kě​mǎo

exactly right

  • created reference approved 可丁可卯 → 可钉可铆/可釘可鉚 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可丁可卯 kě​dīng​kě​mǎo

    可钉可铆 / 可釘可鉚 kě​dīng​kě​mǎo

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 可丁可卯 → 丁是丁,卯是卯 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可丁可卯 kě​dīng​kě​mǎo

    丁是丁,卯是卯 dīng​shì​dīng​mǎo​shì​mǎo

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 可丁可卯 · kě​dīng​kě​mǎo · exactly right — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可丁可卯

    kě​dīng​kě​mǎo

    exactly right

    Refers to a quantity or size that is exactly right, without any excess or shortage; neither too much nor too little.

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · to suit 丁 (literal) → 丁 · dīng · fourth 可 (literal) → 可 · kě · to suit 卯 (literal) → 卯 · mǎo · mortise

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 可丁可卯 · kě​dīng​kě​mǎo · strictly according to rule — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可丁可卯

    kě​dīng​kě​mǎo

    strictly according to rule

    To do things strictly according to a certain standard, system, or rule without deviation.

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · to suit 丁 (literal) → 丁 · dīng · fourth 可 (literal) → 可 · kě · to suit 卯 (literal) → 卯 · mǎo · mortise

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

    created sense