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聽君一席話，勝讀十年書

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Mandarin · pinyin tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū

listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)

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聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
讀: dú · read, study; pronounce
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
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听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
读: dú · read, study; pronounce
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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