"眼觀六路,耳聽八方" meaning in Chinese

See 眼觀六路,耳聽八方 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yǎn guān liùlù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ěr tīng bāfāng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ngaan⁵ gun¹ luk⁶ lou⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ji⁵ ting¹ baat³ fong¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ji⁵ ting³ baat³ fong¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yǎn guān liùlù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ěr tīng bāfāng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yǎn guan liòulù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ěr ting bafang [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yen³ kuan¹ liu⁴-lu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], êrh³ tʻing¹ pa¹-fang¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yǎn gwān lyòu-lù- [Mandarin, Yale], ěr tīng bā-fāng [Mandarin, Yale], yean guan liowluh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], eel ting bafang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], янь гуань люлу [Mandarin, Palladius], эр тин бафан [Mandarin, Palladius], janʹ guanʹ ljulu [Mandarin, Palladius], er tin bafan [Mandarin, Palladius], ngáahn gūn luhk louh [Cantonese, Yale], yíh tīng baat fōng [Cantonese, Yale], yíh ting baat fōng [Cantonese, Yale], ngaan⁵ gun¹ luk⁹ lou⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji⁵ ting¹ baat⁸ fong¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji⁵ ting³ baat⁸ fong¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ngan⁵ gun¹ lug⁶ lou⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], yi⁵ ting¹ bad³ fong¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], yi⁵ ting³ bad³ fong¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 眼观六路,耳听八方
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 眼觀六路,耳聽八方
  1. to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 眼觀四面,耳聽八方/眼观四面,耳听八方 (yǎn guān sìmiàn), 眼觀四處,耳聽八方/眼观四处,耳听八方 (yǎn guān sìchù), 眼觀四面,耳聽八方/眼观四面,耳听八方 (yǎn guān sìmiàn, ěr tīng bāfāng), 眼觀四處,耳聽八方/眼观四处,耳听八方 (yǎn guān sìchù, ěr tīng bāfāng)
    Sense id: en-眼觀六路,耳聽八方-zh-phrase-Yw50LDkK Categories (other): Cantonese chengyu, Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "form": "眼观六路,耳听八方",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
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  "head_templates": [
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to keep an eye on the six directions (in the space) and an ear out for the eight directions (on the compass)",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert"
      ],
      "id": "en-眼觀六路,耳聽八方-zh-phrase-Yw50LDkK",
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ],
        [
          "keen",
          "keen"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ],
        [
          "observant",
          "observant"
        ],
        [
          "alert",
          "alert"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "yǎn guān sìmiàn",
          "word": "眼觀四面,耳聽八方/眼观四面,耳听八方"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǎn guān sìchù",
          "word": "眼觀四處,耳聽八方/眼观四处,耳听八方"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǎn guān sìmiàn, ěr tīng bāfāng",
          "word": "眼觀四面,耳聽八方/眼观四面,耳听八方"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǎn guān sìchù, ěr tīng bāfāng",
          "word": "眼觀四處,耳聽八方/眼观四处,耳听八方"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn guān liùlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr tīng bāfāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngaan⁵ gun¹ luk⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting¹ baat³ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting³ baat³ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn guān liùlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr tīng bāfāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn guan liòulù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr ting bafang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen³ kuan¹ liu⁴-lu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "êrh³ tʻing¹ pa¹-fang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn gwān lyòu-lù-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr tīng bā-fāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yean guan liowluh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "eel ting bafang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "янь гуань люлу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "эр тин бафан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹ guanʹ ljulu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "er tin bafan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngáahn gūn luhk louh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh tīng baat fōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh ting baat fōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngaan⁵ gun¹ luk⁹ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting¹ baat⁸ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting³ baat⁸ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngan⁵ gun¹ lug⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ ting¹ bad³ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ ting³ bad³ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "眼觀六路,耳聽八方"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "眼观六路,耳听八方",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "眼觀六路,耳聽八方",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to keep an eye on the six directions (in the space) and an ear out for the eight directions (on the compass)",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 八",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 六",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 方",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 眼",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 耳",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 聽",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 觀",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 路",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ],
        [
          "keen",
          "keen"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ],
        [
          "observant",
          "observant"
        ],
        [
          "alert",
          "alert"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn guān liùlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr tīng bāfāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngaan⁵ gun¹ luk⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting¹ baat³ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting³ baat³ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn guān liùlù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr tīng bāfāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn guan liòulù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr ting bafang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen³ kuan¹ liu⁴-lu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "êrh³ tʻing¹ pa¹-fang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn gwān lyòu-lù-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ěr tīng bā-fāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yean guan liowluh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "eel ting bafang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "янь гуань люлу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "эр тин бафан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹ guanʹ ljulu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "er tin bafan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngáahn gūn luhk louh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh tīng baat fōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh ting baat fōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngaan⁵ gun¹ luk⁹ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting¹ baat⁸ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ting³ baat⁸ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngan⁵ gun¹ lug⁶ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ ting¹ bad³ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ ting³ bad³ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yǎn guān sìmiàn",
      "word": "眼觀四面,耳聽八方/眼观四面,耳听八方"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǎn guān sìchù",
      "word": "眼觀四處,耳聽八方/眼观四处,耳听八方"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǎn guān sìmiàn, ěr tīng bāfāng",
      "word": "眼觀四面,耳聽八方/眼观四面,耳听八方"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǎn guān sìchù, ěr tīng bāfāng",
      "word": "眼觀四處,耳聽八方/眼观四处,耳听八方"
    }
  ],
  "word": "眼觀六路,耳聽八方"
}

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