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 | ||
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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
Idiom
一板一眼
- (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)