眼觀四面，耳聽八方

Chinese
eye
 
to look at; to watch; to observe
to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
 four directions; all sides; all around
 
to keep one's ear to the ground; alert; watchful
to keep one's ear to the ground; alert; watchful; vigilant
trad. (眼觀四面，耳聽八方) 眼 觀 四面 ， 耳聽八方
simp. (眼观四面，耳听八方) 眼 观 四面 ， 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 sìmiàn, ěr tīng bāfāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ , ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan5 gun1 sei3 min6, ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎn guān sìmiàn, ěr tīng bāfāng
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ , ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn guan sìhmiàn, ěr ting bafang
      • Wade–Giles: yen3 kuan1 ssŭ4-mien4, êrh3 tʻing1 pa1-fang1
      • Yale: yǎn gwān sz̀-myàn-, ěr tīng bā-fāng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean guan syhmiann, eel ting bafang
      • Palladius: янь гуань сымянь, эр тин бафан (janʹ guanʹ symjanʹ, er tin bafan)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

眼觀四面，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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