舉頭三尺有神明

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See also: 举头三尺有神明

Chinese

three
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
 deity; god
trad. (舉頭三尺有神明) 舉頭 三 尺 有 神明
simp. (举头三尺有神明) 举头 三 尺 有 神明
Literally: “There are gods three feet above your head”.

Pronunciation

Proverb

舉頭三尺有神明

  1. The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 舉頭三尺有神明 (“The gods are watching from above.”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 舉頭三尺有神明
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 舉頭三尺有神明
Cantonese Hong Kong 舉頭三尺有神明
Southern Min Xiamen 攑頭三尺有神明
Quanzhou 攑頭三尺有神明
Zhangzhou 攑頭三尺有神明
Tainan 攑頭三尺有神明

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