眼觀四處,耳聽八方

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Chinese

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eye
to look at; to watch; to observe
to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
 
everywhere; in all directions
trad. (眼觀四處,耳聽八方) 四處 耳聽八方
simp. (眼观四处,耳听八方) 四处 耳听八方
Literally: “to keep an eye on the four directions and the ear out for the eight directions”.

Pronunciation

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  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, GuangzhouHong Kong)+
      • Jyutping: ngaan5 gun1 sei3 cyu3, ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1 / ngaan5 gun1 sei3 cyu3, ji5 ting3 baat3 fong1
      • Yale: ngáahn gūn sei chyu, yíh tīng baat fōng / ngáahn gūn sei chyu, yíh ting baat fōng
      • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan5 gun1 sei3 tsy3, ji5 ting1 baat8 fong1 / ngaan5 gun1 sei3 tsy3, ji5 ting3 baat8 fong1
      • Guangdong Romanization: ngan5 gun1 séi3 qu3, yi5 ting1 bad3 fong1 / ngan5 gun1 séi3 qu3, yi5 ting3 bad3 fong1
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰyː³³ jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰyː³³ jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

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眼觀四處,耳聽八方

  1. Synonym of 眼觀六路,耳聽八方眼观六路,耳听八方 (yǎn guān liùlù, ěr tīng bāfāng, to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert)