眼觀四面,耳聽八方 yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
  2. fig. to be observant and alert

CHARACTERS

眼 yǎn eye; eyelet, hole, opening
觀 guān see, observe, view; appearance
四 sì four
面 miàn face; surface; plane; side, dimension
耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle
聽 tīng hear, listen; understand; obey
八 bā eight; all around, all sides
方 fāng a square, rectangle; a region; local