瞭望

Chinese

		look afar from a high place; clear	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (瞭望)		瞭	望
simp. #(瞭望)		瞭	望

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liàowàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁴ mong⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liāu-bōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liàowàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liàowàng
    • Wade–Giles: liao⁴-wang⁴
    • Yale: lyàu-wàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liawwanq
    • Palladius: ляован (ljaovan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu⁴ mong⁶
    • Yale: lìuh mohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴ mong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁴ mong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹ mɔːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liāu-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: liāu-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liauxbong
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liau²²⁻²¹ bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liau⁴¹⁻²² bɔŋ⁴¹/

Verb

瞭望

1. to look far into the distance
2. to keep a lookout

Synonyms

• (to look far into the distance):

• 張望／张望 (zhāngwàng)
• 眺望 (tiàowàng)
• 瞭望 (liàowàng)
• 觀望／观望 (guānwàng) (literary)
• 遙望／遥望 (yáowàng)
• 遠盼／远盼 (yuǎnpàn) (literary)
• 遠眺／远眺 (yuǎntiào)

 

Derived terms

• 瞭望臺／瞭望台 (liàowàngtái)