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點水不漏
点水不漏
diǎn
shuǐ
bù
lòu
not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
watertight
CEDICT
比喻
周密
。
重編國語辭典
Entry Composition
1
點水
diǎn
shuǐ
to skim
lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom
蜻蜓點水
)
skin-deep
2
不
bù
no; not so
(bound form) not; un-
3
漏
lòu
to leak
to divulge
to leave out by mistake
waterclock or hourglass (old)
Related entries
不透水
bù
tòu
shuǐ
waterproof
watertight
impermeable
滴水不漏
dī
shuǐ
bù
lòu
lit. not one drop of water can leak out
watertight
rigorous (argument)