听其言而观其行
Traditional: 聽其言而觀其行Dictionary entry
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
What does 听其言而观其行 mean?
听其言而观其行 (tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1hear 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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