滴水不漏

dī shuǐ bù lòu

Dictionary entry

lit. not one drop of water can leak out

What does 滴水不漏 mean?

滴水不漏 (dī shuǐ bù lòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. not one drop of water can leak out

2watertight

3rigorous (argument)

Character breakdown

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滴dīto drip · to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc)水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-漏lòuto leak · to divulge

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