Pinyin Dictionary results for "yan guan"

淹灌
basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)
言官
imperial censor
验关
customs inspection (at frontier)
烟管面
elbow pasta
眼观六路耳听八方
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions; to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四处,耳听八方
see 眼觀四面,耳聽八方|眼观四面,耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1]
眼观四面,耳听八方
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom); fig. to be observant and alert
察言观色
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language
听其言观其行
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
肉眼观察
observation by naked eye
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