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毫釐不爽

简毫厘不爽 · 繁毫釐不爽

Mandarin · pinyin háo lí bù shuǎng

not to deviate an iota (idiom)
to be extremely accurate

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毫: háo · fine hair; measure of length
釐: xī · lí · manage, control; thousandth part of tael
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
爽: shuǎng · happy, cheerful; refreshing
厘: lí · manage, control; thousandth part of tael

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2–2–4–3 · hao2 li2 bu4 shuang3

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hou4 lei4 bat1 song2

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