不折不扣

bùzhébùkòu

idiom #15,496

Meanings

1 a hundred percent
2 out-and-out
3 to the letter

Characters

to discount; to fold

to deduct; to button

Examples

他是个不折不扣的骗子。

Tā shì gè bùzhébùkòu de piànzi.

He is an out-and-out liar.

这是一场不折不扣的灾难。

Zhè shì yī chǎng bùzhébùkòu de zāinàn.

This is an absolute disaster.

Tips

history

Originally a commercial term: 折 (discount) and 扣 (deduction). 不折不扣 literally means 'no discount, no deduction' — i.e., the full amount, nothing held back. Now used figuratively to mean 'thorough' or 'complete.'

Stroke Order

不 bù

折 zhé

扣 kòu