| 钉是钉，铆是铆 |
dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo |
lit. a nail is a nail and a rivet is a rivet (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous |
| 钉 |
dīng |
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯 |
| 钉 |
dìng |
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on |
| 是 |
shì |
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 |
shì |
variant of 是 |
| 钉 |
dīng |
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯 |
| 钉 |
dìng |
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on |
| 铆 |
mǎo |
to fasten with a rivet; to rivet / to hammer in a rivet / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength |
| 是 |
shì |
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 |
shì |
variant of 是 |
| 铆 |
mǎo |
to fasten with a rivet; to rivet / to hammer in a rivet / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength |