不 苟

bù gǒudictionary entry

not lax / not casual / careful / conscientious

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Original source entry:

不苟不苟 [bu4 gou3] /not lax/not casual/careful/conscientious/

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不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
苟
gǒu
(literary) if indeed / (bound form) careless / negligent / (bound form) temporarily
Gǒu
surname Gou

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