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眼观六路耳听八方

yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng

8-character word Traditional 眼觀六路耳聽八方

What 眼观六路耳听八方 means

1. lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
2. to be observant and alert (idiom)

The characters in 眼观六路耳听八方

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 观guānto look at; to watch; to observe
• 六liùsix; 6
• 路lùroad; journey; route
• 耳ěrear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 八bāeight
• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright