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Chinese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaan5 gun1 luk6 lou6, ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1, ngaan5 gun1 luk6 lou6, ji5 ting3 baat3 fong1
- Yale: ngáahn gūn luhk louh, yíh tīng baat fōng, ngáahn gūn luhk louh, yíh ting baat fōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan5 gun1 luk9 lou6, ji5 ting1 baat8 fong1, ngaan5 gun1 luk9 lou6, ji5 ting3 baat8 fong1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngan5 gun1 lug6 lou6, yi5 ting1 bad3 fong1, ngan5 gun1 lug6 lou6, yi5 ting3 bad3 fong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
眼觀六路,耳聽八方
- to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert
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