千里眼

Chinese

		one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse one thousand li; any great distance; fine horse; fine steed; fast horse	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
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhian-lí-gán

(Teochew, Peng'im): coin¹ li² ngang²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiānlǐyǎn [Phonetic: qiānlíyǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cianlǐyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-li³-yen³
  - Yale: chyān-lǐ-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianliiyean
  - Palladius: цяньлиянь (cjanʹlijanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin¹ lei⁵ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: chīn léih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ lei⁵ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ léi⁵ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ ŋaːn¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiân-lî-ngién
  - Hakka Romanization System: qian^ˊ li^ˊ ngien^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian¹ li¹ ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴ ŋi̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiân-lî-ngián
  - Hakka Romanization System: qian^ˊ li^ˊ ngian^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian¹ li¹ ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴ ŋi̯an³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian-lí-gán
  - Tâi-lô: tshian-lí-gán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chienly'garn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: coin¹ li² ngang²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshoiⁿ lí ngáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰõĩ³³⁻²³ li⁵²⁻³⁵ ŋaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

Proper noun

千里眼

(religion, Chinese mythology) Qianliyan (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 (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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 望遠鏡 (“telescope”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		望遠鏡
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Taiwan	望遠鏡
	Chengde	望遠鏡
	Chifeng	望遠鏡
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	望遠鏡
	Heihe	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Qiqihar	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Harbin	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Jiamusi	望遠鏡
	Baicheng	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Changchun	望遠鏡
	Tonghua	望遠鏡
	Shenyang	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Jinzhou	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Singapore	望遠鏡
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	望遠鏡
	Tangshan	望遠鏡
	Cangzhou	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Baoding	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Shijiazhuang	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Lijin	望遠鏡
	Jinan	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	望遠鏡
	Dandong	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Yantai	望遠鏡
	Qingdao	望遠鏡
	Zhucheng	望遠鏡
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	望遠鏡, 千里眼
	Lingbao	望遠鏡
	Jining	望遠鏡
	Linfen	望遠鏡
	Shangqiu	望遠鏡
	Yuanyang	望遠鏡
	Zhengzhou	望遠鏡
	Xinyang	望遠鏡
	Baihe	望遠鏡
	Xi'an	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Baoji	望遠鏡
	Tianshui	望遠鏡
	Xining	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Xuzhou	望遠鏡
	Fuyang	望遠鏡
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	望遠鏡
	Lanzhou	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Dunhuang	望遠鏡
	Hami	望遠鏡
	Ürümqi	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	望遠鏡, 望遠鏡兒
	Nanchong	望遠鏡
	Dazhou	望遠鏡
	Hanyuan	望遠鏡
	Xichang	望遠鏡
	Zigong	望遠鏡兒
	Chongqing	望遠鏡兒
	Wuhan	望遠鏡, 千里鏡
	Yichang	望遠鏡
	Xiangyang	望遠鏡
	Tianmen	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Guiyang	望遠鏡, 千里鏡
	Zunyi	望遠鏡
	Bijie	望遠鏡, 千里鏡 dated
	Liping	望遠鏡
	Zhaotong	千里鏡
	Dali	望遠鏡
	Kunming	望遠鏡
	Mengzi	望遠鏡
	Guilin	望遠鏡
	Liuzhou	望遠鏡, 千里鏡 dated
	Jishou	望遠鏡
	Changde	望遠鏡
	Hanzhong	望遠鏡
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	望遠鏡, 千里鏡
	Yangzhou	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Lianyungang	望遠鏡, 千里鏡 dated
	Lianshui	望遠鏡子
	Nantong	望遠鏡
	Anqing	望遠鏡
	Wuhu	望遠鏡, 千里鏡 dated
	Hefei	望遠鏡
	Hong'an	望遠鏡
Cantonese	Hong Kong	望遠鏡
Cantonese	Dongguan	千里筒, 望遠鏡
Gan	Lichuan	望遠鏡, 望眼鏡
Gan	Pingxiang	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
Hakka	Meixian	望遠鏡, 望眼鏡
Hakka	Yudu	望遠鏡
Huizhou	Jixi	望遠鏡, 千里鏡 dated
Huizhou	Shexian	望遠鏡
Jin	Taiyuan	望遠鏡
	Yangyuan	望遠鏡兒, 千里眼 dated
	Datong	望遠鏡兒
	Xinzhou	望眼鏡
	Lüliang (Lishi)	望遠鏡
	Changzhi	望遠鏡
	Linhe	望遠鏡
	Jining	望遠鏡
	Hohhot	望遠鏡
	Erenhot	望遠鏡
	Pingshan	望遠鏡
	Zhangjiakou	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Handan	望遠鏡, 千里眼 dated
	Linzhou	望遠鏡
	Suide	望遠鏡
Northern Min	Jian'ou	千里鏡
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	千里鏡
Southern Min	Xiamen	召鏡, 千里鏡, 望遠鏡
	Quanzhou	召鏡, 望遠鏡
	Zhangzhou	召鏡, 千里鏡, 望遠鏡
	Taipei	望眼鏡
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	望遠鏡
	Kaohsiung	召鏡, 望遠鏡
	Yilan	望眼鏡
	Changhua (Lukang)	召鏡
	Taichung	召鏡
	Tainan	召鏡, 望遠鏡
	Hsinchu	千里鏡
	Kinmen	千里鏡
	Penghu (Magong)	千里鏡
	Leizhou	目笛
	Haikou	千里鏡
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	望遠鏡
Wu	Shanghai	望遠鏡, 千里鏡 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	千里鏡
	Suzhou	望遠鏡, 千里鏡
	Danyang	望遠鏡
	Hangzhou	望遠鏡, 千里鏡 dated
	Ningbo	望遠鏡
	Wenzhou	望遠鏡
	Jinhua	千里鏡, 望遠鏡
Xiang	Changsha	望遠鏡

Coordinate terms

(a person with good sight): 順風耳／顺风耳 (Shùnfēng'ěr), 萬里耳 (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
kan'on

Etymology

Literary Chinese 千里眼 (qiānlǐyǎn, literally “thousand-mile eyes”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せんりがん [sèńrígáń] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) せんりがん [sèńríꜜgàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [sẽ̞n̺ɾʲiɡã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

千(せん)里(り)眼(がん) • (Senrigan)

(Chinese god) Qianliyan (god with extremely far vision, alongside 順風耳 (Junpūji))

Noun

千(せん)里(り)眼(がん) • (senrigan)

keen eyesight
a hawk-eye
clairvoyance
a clairvoyant(e)