一笔不苟 in English yi1 bi3 bu4 gou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) not even one stroke is negligent (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly

Simplified Characters

一 笔 不 苟

Traditional Characters

一 筆 不 苟

Pinyin

yi1 bi3 bu4 gou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 笔bi3pen 不bu4(negative prefix) 苟gou3surname Gou