听其言而观其行

tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 听其言而观其行

his

smile (archaic)

and

to listen to; to hear

row

to walk

to look at

Taoist monastery

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