一絲不苟
Chinese
edita tiny bit | not doing things easily or rashly; careful; scrupulous | ||
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trad. (一絲不苟) | 一絲 | 不苟 | |
simp. (一丝不苟) | 一丝 | 不苟 |
Etymology
editFrom the novel The Scholars, chapter 4:
- 上司訪知,見世叔一絲不苟,陞遷就在指日。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
- Shàngsī fǎngzhī, jiàn shìshū yīsī bùgǒu, shēngqiān jiù zài zhǐrì. [Pinyin]
- When your superior hears about this, seeing that you have been scrupulous in every detail, you will be promoted in no time.
上司访知,见世叔一丝不苟,升迁就在指日。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yisihbùgǒu
- Wade–Giles: i1-ssŭ1-pu4-kou3
- Yale: yī-sz̄-bù-gǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: isybugoou
- Palladius: исыбугоу (isybugou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 si1 bat1 gau2
- Yale: yāt sī bāt gáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 si1 bat7 gau2
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 xi1 bed1 geo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit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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