一笔不苟

Traditional form:

一筆不苟

Pinyin (reading):

yībǐbùgǒu

Definitions:

• lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
• fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 苟 - careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 苟 - careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only