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
Min Nan (POJ): liāu-bōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liàowàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liawwanq
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: liu⁴ mong⁶
  - Yale: lìuh mohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴ mong⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: liu⁴ mong⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹ mɔːŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liāu-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: liāu-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liauxbong
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liaʊ²²⁻²¹ bɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liaʊ⁴¹⁻²² bɔŋ⁴¹/

Verb

瞭望

to look far into the distance
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)
遠眺／远眺 (yuǎntiào)

Derived terms

瞭望臺／瞭望台 (liàowàngtái)

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