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一絲不苟

一絲不苟

Chinese


trad. (一絲不苟)		一絲	不苟
simp. (一丝不苟)		一丝	不苟

Idiom

一絲不苟

to be scrupulous about every detail; to not be the least bit negligent; to not overlook any detail

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīsībùgǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄙㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ si¹ bat¹ gau²
Min Nan (POJ): it-si-put-kòa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīsībùgǒu [Phonetic: yìsībùgǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄙㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: isybugoou
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ si¹ bat¹ gau²
  - Yale: yāt sī bāt gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ si¹ bat⁷ gau²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-si-put-kòa
  - Tâi-lô: it-si-put-kuà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: itsi'putkoax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ kua²¹/