"一板一眼" meaning in Chinese

See 一板一眼 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/ Chinese transliterations: yībǎnyīyǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ baan² jat¹ ngaan⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yībǎnyīyǎn [Phonetic:yìbǎnyìyǎn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yibǎnyiyǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], i¹-pan³-i¹-yen³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yī-bǎn-yī-yǎn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], ibaaniyean [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ибаньиянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ibanʹijanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yāt báan yāt ngáahn [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ baan² jat⁷ ngaan⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ ban² yed¹ ngan⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 一板一眼
  1. (figuratively) following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: 一板三眼 Related terms: 板眼 (bǎnyǎn), 有板有眼 (yǒubǎnyǒuyǎn), 一字一板 (yīzìyībǎn)
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "one accented beat and one unaccented beat",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "One",
          "orig": "zh:One",
          "parents": [],
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      "glosses": [
        "following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical"
      ],
      "id": "en-一板一眼-zh-phrase-z51otLyr",
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "prescribed",
          "prescribed"
        ],
        [
          "pattern",
          "pattern"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
        [
          "scrupulous",
          "scrupulous"
        ],
        [
          "methodical",
          "methodical"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "bǎnyǎn",
          "word": "板眼"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǒubǎnyǒuyǎn",
          "word": "有板有眼"
        },
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          "roman": "yīzìyībǎn",
          "word": "一字一板"
        }
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          "word": "一板三眼"
        }
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        "figuratively",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yībǎnyīyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ baan² jat¹ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yībǎnyīyǎn [Phonetic:yìbǎnyìyǎn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yibǎnyiyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-pan³-i¹-yen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-bǎn-yī-yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ibaaniyean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ибаньиянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ibanʹijanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt báan yāt ngáahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ baan² jat⁷ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ ban² yed¹ ngan⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yìbǎnyìyǎn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一板一眼"
}
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "one accented beat and one unaccented beat",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "bǎnyǎn",
      "word": "板眼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǒubǎnyǒuyǎn",
      "word": "有板有眼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīzìyībǎn",
      "word": "一字一板"
    }
  ],
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        "Chinese chengyu",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 一",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 板",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 眼",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "zh:One"
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      "glosses": [
        "following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical"
      ],
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        [
          "prescribed",
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          "pattern",
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        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
        [
          "scrupulous",
          "scrupulous"
        ],
        [
          "methodical",
          "methodical"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "一板三眼"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yībǎnyīyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ baan² jat¹ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yībǎnyīyǎn [Phonetic:yìbǎnyìyǎn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yibǎnyiyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-pan³-i¹-yen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-bǎn-yī-yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ibaaniyean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ибаньиянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ibanʹijanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt báan yāt ngáahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ baan² jat⁷ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ ban² yed¹ ngan⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yìbǎnyìyǎn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一板一眼"
}

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