听其言观其行
听其言观其行
tīng qí yán 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
Traditional: 聽其言觀其行
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- 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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听其言而观其行(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
→察言观色(chá yán guān sè)— to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
→偏听偏信(piān tīng piān xìn)— selective listening
→一手交钱，一手交货(yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò)— lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
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