眼观四处，耳听八方

Traditional form:

眼觀四處，耳聽八方

Pinyin (reading):

yǎnguānsìchù,ěrtīngbāfāng

Definitions:

• see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方／眼观四面，耳听八方 (yǎnguānsìmiàn,ěrtīngbāfāng)

Characters:

• 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening
• 观 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
• 四 - four
• 处 - to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
• 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

Traditional characters:

• 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening
• 觀 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
• 四 - four
• 處 - to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
• 耳 - ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
• 聽 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 方 - square, rectangle; side; region; flag