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虛己以聽

简虚己以听 · 繁虛己以聽

Mandarin · pinyin xū jǐ yǐ tīng

to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)

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虛: Look up this written character
己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
虚: xū · false
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply

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1–3–3–1 · xu1 ji3 yi3 ting1

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heoi1 gei2 ji5 ting1

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