严丝合缝 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly

Character by character

• 严yánstrict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 丝sīsilk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 合héto combine, to join, to unite; to gather
• 缝fèngto sew, to mend

Idioms sharing a character

• 严以律己 yán yǐ lǜ jǐ
• 严惩不贷 yán chéng bù dài
• 义正辞严 yì zhèng cí yán
• 一丝一毫 yī sī yī háo
• 一丝不挂 yī sī bù guà
• 一丝不苟 yī sī bù gǒu
• 千丝万缕 qiān sī wàn lǚ
• 吐丝自缚 tǔ sī zì fù
• 抽丝剥茧 chōu sī bō jiǎn
• 治丝益棼 zhì sī yì fén

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