一板三眼

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	three	eye
simp. and trad. (一板三眼)		一	板	三	眼
Literally: “one accented beat and three unaccented beats”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yībǎnsānyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄅㄢˇ ㄙㄢㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ baan² saam¹ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yībǎnsānyǎn [Phonetic: yìbǎnsānyǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄅㄢˇ ㄙㄢㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibaansanyean
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pa̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sa̠n⁵⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ baan² saam¹ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: yāt báan sāam ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ baan² saam¹ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ban² sam¹ ngan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Idiom

一板三眼

Synonym of 一板一眼 (yībǎnyīyǎn, “scrupulous and methodical”).

See also

板眼 (bǎnyǎn)

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