眼觀四處，耳聽八方

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Chinese

eye
to look at; to watch; to observe
to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
 
 everywhere; in all directions
to keep one's ear to the ground; alert; watchful
to keep one's ear to the ground; alert; watchful; vigilant
 
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

  • Mandarin
  • 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/

Idiom

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”)
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