耳聽八方

Chinese

		ear	let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey	eight points of the compass; all directions
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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ěrtīngbāfāng

(Zhuyin): ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥㄅㄚㄈㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ ting¹ baat³ fong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ěrtīngbāfāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥㄅㄚㄈㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eeltingbafang
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ ting¹ baat³ fong¹
  - Yale: yíh tīng baat fōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ ting¹ baat⁸ fong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ ting¹ bad³ fong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ päːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

耳聽八方

to keep one's ear to the ground; alert; watchful; vigilant

Derived terms

眼觀六路，耳聽八方／眼观六路，耳听八方 (yǎn guān liùlù, 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)

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