丁是丁,卯是卯

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Chinese

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4th heavenly stem; man; people
4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
 
be; yes; this
4th heavenly stem; man; people
4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
 
4th earthly branch; 5–7 a.m. be; yes; this 4th earthly branch; 5–7 a.m.
simp. and trad.
(丁是丁,卯是卯)
alternative forms 釘是釘,鉚是鉚钉是钉,铆是铆
釘是釘,鉚是鉚 - “the tenon is the tenon and the mortise is the mortise; the tenon and the mortise fit precisely”;
丁是丁,卯是卯 - “the ding is the ding and the mao is the mao

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Idiom

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丁是丁,卯是卯

  1. serious; careful; unaccommodating (in doing things)