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滴水不漏
Mandarin · pinyin dī shuǐ bù lòu
Meanings
- lit. not one drop of water can leak out
- watertight
- rigorous (argument)
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1–3–4–4 · di1 shui3 bu4 lou4
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dik6 seoi2 bat1 lau6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) completely rigorous; watertight; very tight
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