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聽其言而觀其行
简 听其言而观其行 · 繁 聽其言而觀其行Mandarin · pinyin tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng
Meanings
- hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
Characters in this entry
- 聽
- tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
- 其
- qí · his, her, its, their; that
- 言
- yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
- 而
- ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
- 觀
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- 行
- xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
- 听
- tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
- 观
- guān · see, observe, view; appearance
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Mandarin tones
1–2–2–2–1–2–2 · ting1 qi2 yan2 er2 guan1 qi2 xing2
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ting1 kei4 jin4 ji4 gun1 kei4 hang6
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