眼觀四處，耳聽八方

Chinese
eye
 
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; 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
    (Pinyin): yǎn guān sìchù, ěr tīng bāfāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ, ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan5 gun1 sei3 cyu3, ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1, ngaan5 gun1 sei3 cyu3, ji5 ting3 baat3 fong1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yǎn guān sìchù, ěr tīng bāfāng
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ, ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean guan syhchuh, eel ting bafang
      • IPA (key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • 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
      • IPA (key): /ŋäːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡ʃʰyː³³ jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ päːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋäːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡ʃʰyː³³ jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ päːt̚³ 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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