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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

所以他这种狗眼看人低的行为真的是不可取，最后他终于尝到苦头了吧！

suǒyǐ tā zhèzhǒng gǒuyǎnkànréndī de xíngwéi zhēnde shì bù kěqǔ ，zuìhòu tā zhōngyú cháng dào kǔtóu le ba ！

This kind of snobbish behavior is unacceptable. Finally, karma got him.

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眼看自己的孩子王强（化名）明年就要高考了，却还陷在游戏的世界里不能自拔南京市民龚女士越来越焦心

yǎnkàn zìjǐ de háizi wángqiáng （huàmíng ）míngnián jiùyào gāokǎo le ，què hái xiàn zài yóuxì de shìjiè lǐ bùnéngzìbá Nánjīng shìmín Gōng nǚshì yuèláiyuè jiāoxīn

A Nanjing resident Ms. Gong is becoming more and more anxious as her son (Wang Qiang, a pseudonym) continues to indulge in mobile games even though he has a college entrance examination to prepare for next year.

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皓皓冰雪溶解，眼看梅花吐蕊；

hàohào bīngxuě róngjiě ，yǎnkàn méihuā tǔruǐ ；

The ice and snow is melting all over and one can see the plum blossoms in bloom;

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