眼
观
六
路
耳
听
八
方
y
ǎ
n
g
u
ā
n
l
i
ù
l
ù
ě
r
t
ī
n
g
b
ā
f
ā
n
g
Definitions
1. lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
2. to be observant and alert (idiom)
Components
眼
yǎn
–
eye
观
guān
–
to look at
六
liù
–
six
路
Lù
–
surname Lu
耳
ěr
–
ear
听
tīng
–
to listen
八方
bā fāng
–
the eight points of the compass