一板一眼

Chinese

		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)		一	板	一	眼
simp. #(一板一眼)		一	板	一	眼
Literally: “one accented beat and one unaccented beat”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yībǎnyīyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ baan² jat¹ ngaan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yībǎnyīyǎn [Phonetic: yìbǎnyìyǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yibǎnyiyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-pan³-i¹-yen³
    • Yale: yī-bǎn-yī-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibaaniyean
    • Palladius: ибаньиянь (ibanʹijanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ baan² jat¹ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: yāt báan yāt ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ baan² jat⁷ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ban² yed¹ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Idiom

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

• 板眼 (bǎnyǎn)
• 有板有眼 (yǒubǎnyǒuyǎn)
• 一字一板 (yīzìyībǎn)