听其言观其行

tīng qí yán guān qí xíng

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Definitions

  1. 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 听其言观其行

其
qí

his

听
yǐn

smile (archaic)

听
tīng

to listen to; to hear

行
háng

row

行
xíng

to walk

观
guān

to look at

观
guàn

Taoist monastery

言
yán

words