一板一眼
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Chinese[edit]
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
board; plank; plate board; plank; plate; slab |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
eye | ||
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trad. (一板一眼) | 一 | 板 | 一 | 眼 | |
simp. #(一板一眼) | 一 | 板 | 一 | 眼 | |
Literally: “one accented beat and one unaccented beat”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
一板一眼
- (figuratively) following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical
- Synonym: 一板三眼 (yībǎnsānyǎn)