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眼觀六路耳聽八方
简 眼观六路耳听八方 · 繁 眼觀六路耳聽八方Mandarin · pinyin yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
Meanings
- lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
- to be observant and alert (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 眼
- yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
- 觀
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- 六
- liù · number six
- 路
- lù · road, path, street; journey
- 耳
- ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
- 聽
- tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
- 八
- bā · eight; all around, all sides
- 方
- fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
- 观
- guān · see, observe, view; appearance
- 听
- tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
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Mandarin tones
3–1–4–4–3–1–1–1 · yan3 guan1 liu4 lu4 er3 ting1 ba1 fang1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ngaan5 gun1 luk6 lou6 ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1
Cantonese word readings for 眼觀六路耳聽八方. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ngaan5 gun1 luk6 lou6 ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1
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