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眼观四处，耳听八方

yǎn guān sì chù , ěr tīng bā fāng

9-character word Traditional 眼觀四處，耳聽八方

What 眼观四处，耳听八方 means

1. see 眼觀四面，眼观四面，{耳听八方|yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng}

The characters in 眼观四处，耳听八方

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 观guānto look at; to watch; to observe
• 四sìfour; 4
• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell
• 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