眼觀六路，耳聽八方

Chinese
keeping a close eye on various things; considering the many aspects of a situation
 
to keep one's ear to the ground; alert; watchful; vigilant
trad. (眼觀六路，耳聽八方) 眼觀六路 ， 耳聽八方
simp. (眼观六路，耳听八方) 眼观六路 ， 耳听八方
Literally: “to keep an eye on the six directions (in the space) and an ear out for the eight directions (on the compass)”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yǎn guān liùlù, ěr tīng bāfāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ, ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan5 gun1 luk6 lou6, ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1, ngaan5 gun1 luk6 lou6, ji5 ting3 baat3 fong1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yǎn guān liùlù, ěr tīng bāfāng
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ, ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean guan liowluh, eel ting bafang
      • IPA (key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • 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
      • IPA (key): /ŋäːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ päːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋäːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ päːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

眼觀六路，耳聽八方

  1. to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert

Synonyms
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