苟

surname Gou

if / supposing / careless / negligent / temporarily

variant of 勾[gou1]

sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place

to beg to differ (idiom)

not lax / not casual / careful / conscientious

can't agree with

perfunctory / careless / drifting along / resigned to one's fate / improper (relations) / illicit (sex)

seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

(literary) to extort / to take as bribe

illicit sexual relations

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