眼睛長在頭頂上

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
  • 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
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