听其言而观其行

Traditional: 聽其言而觀其行
tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng
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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听其言而观其行
tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng
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