千里眼

Chinese

		one thousand li; any great distance	eye
simp. and trad. (千里眼)		千里	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qiānlǐyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin¹ lei⁵ ngaan⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiân-lî-ngién / chhiân-lî-ngián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Qiānlǐyǎn [Phonetic: qiānlíyǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chianliiyean
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin¹ lei⁵ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: chīn léih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ lei⁵ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ léi⁵ ngan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ ŋɑːn¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiân-lî-ngién
  - Hakka Romanization System: qian´ li´ ngien`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian¹ li¹ ngian³
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴ ɲi̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiân-lî-ngián
  - Hakka Romanization System: qian´ li´ ngian`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian¹ li¹ ngian³
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴ ɲi̯an³¹/

Proper noun

千里眼

(religion, Chinese mythology) Qianliyan, a far-seeing god or benevolent demon usually found as a door god or guardian of Mazu.

Coordinate terms

順風耳／顺风耳 (Shùnfēng'ěr), 萬里耳／万里耳 (Wànlǐ'ěr) (companion)

Noun

千里眼

(figuratively) hawkeye; lynx-eyed; someone with a good sense of sight
(figuratively) clairvoyance; clairvoyant
(figuratively, colloquial) telescope; binoculars

Coordinate terms

(a person with good sight): 順風耳／顺风耳 (Shùnfēng'ěr), 萬里耳／万里耳 (Wànlǐ'ěr) (a person with good hearing)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千	里	眼
せん Grade: 1	り Grade: 2	がん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nɾʲiɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

千里眼 (hiragana せんりがん, rōmaji senrigan)

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