聽其言而觀其行 — ting1 qi2 yan2 er2 guan1 qi2 xing2

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聽

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Definitions7 characters

ting¹ qi² yan² er² guan¹ qi² xing²

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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Pronunciations

聽

其

言

而

觀

其

行

ting¹

hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

qi²

hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

yan²

hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

er²

hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

guan¹

hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

qi²

hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

xing²

hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions