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一字不差

Mandarin · pinyin yī zì bù chà

(idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
字: zì · letter, character, word
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
差: chà · chā · to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer

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1–4–4–4 · yi1 zi4 bu4 cha4

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jat1 zi6 bat1 caa1

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