刷子掉了毛,有板有眼 刷子掉了毛,有板有眼 刷子掉了毛,有板有眼

a brush that has lost its bristles: has boards and holes

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
Describes speech or action that is orderly and follows proper rules. Approving.
Wordplay
板 (bǎn) and 眼 (yǎn) are the brush's wooden board and holes, and also the strong and weak beats in opera music, meaning well-ordered.
Simplified
刷子掉了毛,有板有眼
Pinyin
shuāzi diào le Máo, yǒubǎnyǒuyǎn
Bopomofo
ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄇㄠˊ,ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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