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一笔不苟

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4-character word Traditional 一筆不苟

What 一笔不苟 means

1. lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
2. fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly

The characters in 一笔不苟

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke…
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 苟gǒu(literary) if indeed; (bound form) careless; negligent; (bound form) temporarily