一板一眼

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Chinese

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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
trad. (一板一眼)
simp. #(一板一眼)
Literally: “one accented beat and one unaccented beat”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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一板一眼

  1. (figuratively) following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical
    Synonym: 一板三眼 (yībǎnsānyǎn)

See also

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