Meaning
dīngshìdīng,mǎoshìmǎoding1 shi4 ding1 , mao3 shi4 mao3
- lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom)
- fig. meticulous
- conscientious
- unambiguous
Words sharing a character
- 钉子 dīngzi nail
- 螺丝钉 luósīdīng screw
- 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- 碰钉子 pèngdīngzi to meet with a rebuff
- 就是 jiùshì exactly; precisely
- 但是 dànshì but; however
- 还是 háishi still (as before)
- 只是 zhǐshì merely; only; just; nothing but
- 可是 kěshì but; however
- 是否 shìfǒu whether (or not)