听其言观其行

tīng qí yán guān qí xíng

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1. hear 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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Child Words of 听其言观其行

• 其 其 qí: his
• 听 听 yǐn: smile (archaic)
• 听 听 tīng: to listen to; to hear
• 行 行 háng: row
• 行 行 xíng: to walk
• 观 观 guān: to look at
• 观 观 guàn: Taoist monastery
• 言 言 yán: words