觀望

See also: 观望

Chinese

		to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (觀望)		觀	望
simp. (观望)		观	望

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guānwàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ mong⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koan-bōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guānwàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guanwàng
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹-wang⁴
    • Yale: gwān-wàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanwanq
    • Palladius: гуаньван (guanʹvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gun¹ mong⁶
    • Yale: gūn mohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ mong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ mong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: kuan-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koanbong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ bɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ³³/

Verb

觀望

1. to look from a distance; to look around
2. to hesitate; to wait and see

Synonyms

• (to look into the distance):

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• 張望／张望 (zhāngwàng)
• 眺望 (tiàowàng)
• 瞭望 (liàowàng)
• 遙望／遥望 (yáowàng)
• 遠盼／远盼 (yuǎnpàn) (literary)
• 遠眺／远眺 (yuǎntiào)