一板三眼

yī bǎn sān yǎn

Dictionary entry

lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

What does 一板三眼 mean?

一板三眼 (yī bǎn sān yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

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一yīone · single 板bǎnboard · plank 三Sānsurname San 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance

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一板三眼

yī bǎn sān yǎn

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