一丝一毫
yī sī yī háo
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1 one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit
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2 an iota
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
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1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
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2 without a stitch of clothing
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3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
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1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
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2 meticulous
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3 not one hair out of place
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
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1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
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2 hoist with his own petard
单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
严丝合缝
yán sī hé fèng
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1 to fit tightly (idiom)
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2 to join seamlessly
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3 to fit snugly
抽丝剥茧
chōu sī bāo jiǎn
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1 lit. to spin silk from cocoons
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2 fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
放长线钓大鱼
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
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1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
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1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
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1 sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
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1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
纹丝不动
wén sī bù dòng
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1 to not move a single jot (idiom)
丝毫不差
sī háo bù chā
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1 accurate to perfection (idiom)
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2 precise to the finest detail
藕断丝连
ǒu duàn sī lián
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1 lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
长流水，不断线
cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn
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1 continuous and patient effort (idiom)
飞针走线
fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn
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1 flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework