一眼關七

See also: 一眼关七

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	eye	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	seven
trad. (一眼關七)		一	眼	關	七
simp. (一眼关七)		一	眼	关	七
Literally: “one eye concerned with seven directions (front, back, left, right, top, middle, bottom)”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ngaan⁵ gwaan¹ cat¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ngaan⁵ gwaan¹ cat¹
    • Yale: yāt ngáahn gwāan chāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ngaan⁵ gwaan¹ tsat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ngan⁵ guan¹ ced¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

Idiom

一眼關七

1. (Cantonese) keeping a close eye on various things; considering the many aspects of a situation

Synonyms

• 眼觀六路／眼观六路 (yǎnguānliùlù)