眼睛長在頭頂上

See also: 眼睛长在头顶上

Chinese

		eye; eyes; two identical tiles which are an essential part of a legal winning hand	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing	top of the head; crown; above top of the head; crown; above; on top of	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (眼睛長在頭頂上)		眼睛	長	在	頭頂	上
simp. (眼睛长在头顶上)		眼睛	长	在	头顶	上
Literally: “to put one's eyes on top of one's head”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnjīng zhǎng zài tóudǐng shàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄤˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnjīng zhǎng zài tóudǐng shàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄤˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnjing jhǎng zài tóudǐng shàng
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-ching¹ chang³ tsai⁴ tʻou²-ting³ shang⁴
    • Yale: yǎn-jīng jǎng dzài tóu-dǐng shàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanjing jaang tzay tourdiing shanq
    • Palladius: яньцзин чжан цзай тоудин шан (janʹczin čžan czaj toudin šan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

眼睛長在頭頂上

1. to regard everyone as beneath one's notice