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丁是丁，卯是卯
Mandarin · pinyin dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo
Meanings
- lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom)
- fig. meticulous
- conscientious
- unambiguous
- 丁
- dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
- 是
- shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- 卯
- mǎo · fourth earthly branch
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