事實勝於雄辯
简 事实胜于雄辩 · 繁 事實勝於雄辯Meanings
- facts speak louder than words (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 事
- shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
- 實
- shí · real, true, solid, honest
- 勝
- shèng · victory; excel, be better than
- 於
- yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
- 雄
- xióng · male of species; hero; manly
- 辯
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- 实
- shí · real, true; honest, sincere
- 胜
- shèng · victory; excel, be better than
- 于
- yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
- 辩
- biàn · dispute, argue, debate, discuss
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Mandarin tones
4–2–4–2–2–4 · shi4 shi2 sheng4 yu2 xiong2 bian4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
si6 sat6 sing3 jyu1 hung4 bin6
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proverb
- actions speak louder than words; facts speak louder than words; facts are stronger than rhetoric; facts are more convincing than eloquent theories
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