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偏聽偏信

简偏听偏信 · 繁偏聽偏信

Mandarin · pinyin piān tīng piān xìn

selective listening
to hear what one wants to hear

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偏: piān · inclined one side; slanting
聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
信: xìn · trust, believe; letter
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply

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1–1–1–4 · pian1 ting1 pian1 xin4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pin1 ting1 pin1 seon3

Cantonese word readings for 偏聽偏信. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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