東觀西望

Chinese

		east	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery	west	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (東觀西望)		東	觀	西	望
simp. (东观西望)		东	观	西	望

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dōngguānxīwàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ gun¹ sai¹ mong⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dōngguānxīwàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dongguansiwàng
    • Wade–Giles: tung¹-kuan¹-hsi¹-wang⁴
    • Yale: dūng-gwān-syī-wàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongguanshiwanq
    • Palladius: дунгуаньсиван (dunguanʹsivan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung¹ gun¹ sai¹ mong⁶
    • Yale: dūng gūn sāi mohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gun¹ sai¹ mong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ gun¹ sei¹ mong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²²/

Idiom

東觀西望

1. to look around in observation