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Chinese[edit]
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eye
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to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
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everywhere; in all directions
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trad. (眼觀四處,耳聽八方)
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眼
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觀
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四處
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,
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耳聽八方
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simp. (眼观四处,耳听八方)
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眼
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观
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四处
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,
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耳听八方
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Literally: “to keep an eye on the four directions and the ear out for the eight directions”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
- 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/
眼觀四處,耳聽八方
- 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”)