縱觀

See also: 纵观

Chinese

		even if; release; vertical	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
trad. (縱觀)		縱	觀
simp. (纵观)		纵	观

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zòngguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ gun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zòngguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zòngguan
    • Wade–Giles: tsung⁴-kuan¹
    • Yale: dzùng-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzonqguan
    • Palladius: цзунгуань (czunguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 綜觀／综观 縱觀／纵观

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zung³ gun¹
    • Yale: jung gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung³ gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ kuːn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 綜觀／综观 縱觀／纵观

Verb

縱觀

1. to look far and wide; to make an overall observation

   縱觀歷史／纵观历史  ―  zòngguān lìshǐ  ―  throughout history

   • 高祖常繇咸陽，縱觀，觀秦皇帝，喟然太息曰：「嗟乎，大丈夫當如此也！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     高祖常繇咸阳，纵观，观秦皇帝，喟然太息曰：「嗟乎，大丈夫当如此也！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Gāozǔ cháng yáo Xiányáng, zòngguān, guān Qín huángdì, kuìrán tài xī yuē: “Jiēhū, dàzhàngfū dāng rúcǐ yě!” [Pinyin]

     Gaozu often served as a corvee laborer in Xianyang. [The Qin emperor was on an outing and there was] free rein to observe him. Gaozu observed the Qin emperor and sighed heavily, saying: "Ah! A true man should be like this!"