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Home / Idiom / 细针密缕

(work) in a meticulous way · fine needle and closely wrought threads · in fine, close stitches

细针密缕
xì zhēn mì lǚ
x+ì·4th tonezh+ēn·1st tonem+ì·4th tonel+ǚ·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch见缝插针jiàn fèng chā zhēncareful; attentive; cautious · to be careful; to look out · (dialect) thrifty; frugal仔细zǐ xì
Antonyms
bold and decisive大刀阔斧dà dāo kuò fǔthick stems and broad leaves (idiom) · boorish · rough and ready · sloppy粗枝大叶cū zhī dà yè
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