听君一席话，胜读十年书

tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū

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1. listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)

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Child Words of 听君一席话，胜读十年书

• 一 一 yī: one
• 胜 胜 shèng: victory
• 十 十 shí: ten
• 听 听 yǐn: smile (archaic)
• 席 席 xí: woven mat
• 年 年 nián: year
• 书 书 shū: book
• 听 听 tīng: to listen to; to hear
• 话 话 huà: dialect
• 读 读 dòu: comma
• 读 读 dú: to read out; to read aloud
• 一席话 一席话 yī xí huà: the content of a conversation
• 君 君 jūn: monarch