点水不漏

Traditional: 點水不漏

diǎn shuǐ bù lòu

Dictionary entry

not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous

What does 点水不漏 mean?

点水不漏 (diǎn shuǐ bù lòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous

2watertight

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点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap · to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-漏lòuto leak · to divulge

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点水不漏

diǎn shuǐ bù lòu

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