一板一眼

jat1 baan2 jat1 ngaan5

lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter · scrupulous attention to detail

Meanings

  1. lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. scrupulous attention to detail

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