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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
2 scrupulous attention to detail

一板三眼

yī bǎn sān yǎn

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

一眼看穿

yī yǎn kàn chuān

1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)

一饱眼福

yī bǎo yǎn fú

1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Sample Sentences

谈没用。他自从迷上网游以后，就像变了一个人，我们说什么他一点也听不进去。我听说现在已经有家长，为了管住孩子，去外地陪读了。我们只有这么一个孩子，你说，我总不能眼巴巴看着儿子沉迷下去吧。

tán méiyòng 。tā zìcóng míshàng wǎngyóu yǐhòu ，jiù xiàng biàn le yī ge rén ，wǒmen shuō shénme tā yīdiǎn yě tīng bu jìnqù 。wǒ tīngshuō xiànzài yǐjīng yǒu jiāzhǎng ，wèile guǎn zhù háizi ，qù wàidì péidú le 。wǒmen zhǐ yǒu zhème yī ge háizi ，nǐ shuō ，wǒ zǒng bùnéng yǎnbābā kàn zhe érzi chénmí xiàqù ba 。

Talking doesn't work. Ever since he got so fascinated with games, he's become a different person. Whatever we say goes in one ear and out the other. I hear there are already parents who move to other cities with their kids, just to keep an eye on them. We only have one kid. We can't just helplessly watch him sink into oblivion.

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