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聽其言而觀其行 (ting1 kei4 jin4 ji4 gun1 kei4 hang6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

聽其言而觀其行 (ting1 kei4 jin4 ji4 gun1 kei4 hang6, tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng) — hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 聽價唔聽斗 (teng1 gaa3 m4 teng1 dau2) — just listen to the brief idea but without knowing the intrinsic detail
• 聽出耳油 (teng1 ceot1 ji5 jau4) — to describe something (e.g. music, stories) that is charming and pleasing to th…
• 聽唔明 (teng1 m4 ming4) — cannot understand
• 聽尼士 (ting1 nei4 si6) — tennis (dialect)
• 聽差 (ting1 caai1) — attendant; footman; servant
• 聽教 (ting1 gaau3) — obedient (spoken)

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