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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yībǎnyīyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄅㄢˇ ㄧㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ baan² jat¹ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yībǎnyīyǎn [Phonetic: yìbǎnyìyǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄅㄢˇ ㄧㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibaaniyean
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pa̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ baan² jat¹ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: yāt báan yāt ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ baan² jat⁷ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ban² yed¹ ngan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Idiom

一板一眼

(figuratively) following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical

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