听君一席话,胜读十年书
听君一席话,胜读十年书
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)
Traditional: 聽君一席話,勝讀十年書
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- listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
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人之将死,其言也善(rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn)— words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
→书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉(shū zhōng zì yǒu huáng jīn wū , shū zhōng zì yǒu yán rú yù)— lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb)
→不依不饶(bù yī bù ráo)— not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive
→偏听偏信(piān tīng piān xìn)— selective listening
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