听君一席话，胜读十年书 in English ting1 jun1 yi1 xi2 hua4 , sheng4 du2 shi2 nian2 shu1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

听 君 一 席 话 ， 胜 读 十 年 书

Traditional Characters

聽 君 一 席 話 ， 勝 讀 十 年 書

Pinyin

ting1 jun1 yi1 xi2 hua4 , sheng4 du2 shi2 nian2 shu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

听ting1smile (archaic) 君jun1monarch 一yi1one 席xi2surname Xi 话hua4dialect ， 胜sheng4victory 读du2comma 十shi2ten 年nian2surname Nian 书shu1abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]