耳聽八方
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Chinese
[edit]| ear | let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey |
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| trad. (耳聽八方) | 耳 | 聽 | 八方 | |
| simp. (耳听八方) | 耳 | 听 | 八方 | |
| Literally: “to keep an ear out for the eight directions (east, west, south, north, southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest)”. | ||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ěrtingbafang
- Wade–Giles: êrh3-tʻing1-pa1-fang1
- Yale: ěr-tīng-bā-fāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eeltingbafang
- Palladius: эртинбафан (ertinbafan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1 / ji5 ting3 baat3 fong1
- Yale: yíh tīng baat fōng / yíh ting baat fōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 ting1 baat8 fong1 / ji5 ting3 baat8 fong1
- Guangdong Romanization: yi5 ting1 bad3 fong1 / yi5 ting3 bad3 fong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/, /jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]耳聽八方
- to keep one's ear to the ground; alert; watchful; vigilant