idiom
眼观四面，耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom); fig. to be observant and alert
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眼观四面，耳听八方 (yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng) means "lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom); fig. to be observant and alert" in Chinese.
眼观四面，耳听八方 is pronounced "yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 9 syllables.
眼观四面，耳听八方 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
眼观四面，耳听八方 is made up of the characters 眼, 观, 四, 面, ，, 耳, 听, 八, 方. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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