眼观六路耳听八方
Traditional form:
眼觀六路耳聽八方
Pinyin (reading):
yǎnguānliùlù'ěrtīngbāfāng
Definitions:
- lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
- to be observant and alert (idiom)
Characters:
- 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening
- 观 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
- 六 - six
- 路 - road, path, street; journey
- 耳 - ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
- 听 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
- 八 - eight; all around, all sides
- 方 - square, rectangle; side; region; flag
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