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一板一眼

Mandarin · pinyin yī bǎn yī yǎn

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

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1–3–1–3 · yi1 ban3 yi1 yan3

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jat1 baan2 jat1 ngaan5

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