眼觀四處,耳聽八方
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[edit]eye | to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery |
everywhere; in all directions | ||||
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trad. (眼觀四處,耳聽八方) | 眼 | 觀 | 四處 | , | 耳聽八方 | |
simp. (眼观四处,耳听八方) | 眼 | 观 | 四处 | , | 耳听八方 | |
Literally: “to keep an eye on the four directions and the ear out for the eight directions”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan5 gun1 sei3 cyu3, ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1 / ngaan5 gun1 sei3 cyu3, ji5 ting3 baat3 fong1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ , ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn guan sìhchù, ěr ting bafang
- Wade–Giles: yen3 kuan1 ssŭ4-chʻu4, êrh3 tʻing1 pa1-fang1
- Yale: yǎn gwān sz̀-chù-, ěr tīng bā-fāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean guan syhchuh, eel ting bafang
- Palladius: янь гуань сычу, эр тин бафан (janʹ guanʹ syču, er tin bafan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]眼觀四處,耳聽八方
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