一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
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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
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2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
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1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
前不着村，后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
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1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
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2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
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3 to be in a predicament
过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance
过了这村没这店
guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance