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觀望

觀望

See also: 观望

Chinese

		Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (觀望)		觀	望
simp. (观望)		观	望

Verb

觀望

to wait and see
(literary) to look and watch

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guānwàng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ mong⁶
Min Nan (POJ): koan-bōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guānwàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄨㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanwanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun¹ mong⁶
  - Yale: gūn mohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ mong⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: kuan-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koanbong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ bɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ³³/