听其言而观其行 in English ting1 qi2 yan2 er2 guan1 qi2 xing2 Meaning

Meanings

  • hear what he says and observe what he does (idiomatic expression, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

Simplified Characters

听 其 言 而 观 其 行

Traditional Characters

聽 其 言 而 觀 其 行

Pinyin

ting1 qi2 yan2 er2 guan1 qi2 xing2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

听ting1smile (archaic) 其qi2his 言yan2words 而er2and 观guan1surname Guan 其qi2his 行xing2row