Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    literally not even one stroke is negligent

    yī
    一
    bǐ
    笔
    bù
    不
    gǒu
    苟
    一笔不苟
    yī bǐ bù gǒu

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally not even one stroke is negligent
    • fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    笔
    bǐ
    pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
    不
    bù
    not / no / (negative prefix)
    苟
    gǒu
    if / supposing / careless / negligent / temporarily / surname Gou
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