Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Meticulous: Showing great attention to detail and a very careful, precise approach to tasks.
   • Detailed: Involving or considering many small, precise facts or elements.
   • Thorough: Carried out completely and carefully, leaving no room for oversight.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy là một người rất tỉ mỉ. (She is a very meticulous person.)
  • Anh ấy giải thích vấn đề một cách tỉ mỉ. (He explained the issue in a detailed manner.)
  • Công việc này đòi hỏi sự tỉ mỉ. (This job requires thoroughness.)

Advanced Usage

• "tỉ mỉ từng li từng tí": An idiomatic intensifier meaning "meticulous down to the smallest detail."
  • Người thợ chạm khắc tỉ mỉ từng li từng tí. (The engraver works meticulously down to the smallest detail.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tỉ mẩn (adj): A more colloquial variant with a similar meaning of being meticulous, often used in spoken language.
  • Đứa bé tỉ mẩn xếp từng khối gỗ. (The child meticulously stacks each wooden block.)

Synonyms

• Meticulous: Showing great attention to detail.
• Detailed: Including many specific points or items.
• Thorough: Performed with great care and completeness.
• Painstaking: Done with great care and effort.

Related Idioms

• "Cẩn thận, tỉ mỉ": A common paired phrase emphasizing both caution and meticulousness.
  • Làm nghề sửa đồng hồ phải cẩn thận, tỉ mỉ. (Working as a watchmaker requires being careful and meticulous.)

adj

1. minute, miticulous, detailed