聽君一席話&#,;勝讀十年書 (ting3 gwan1 jat1 zik6 waa6, sing3 duk6 sap6 nin4 syu1 | ) : Listening to what you said is better than studying for 10 years

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聽君一席話,勝讀十年書

ting3 gwan1 jat1 zik6 waa6, sing3 duk6 sap6 nin4 syu1

Listening to what you said is better than studying for 10 years

聽君一席話,勝讀萬年書
ting3 gwan1 jat1 zik6 waa6, sing3 duk6 maan6 nin4 syu1
Listening to what you said is better than studying for 10 thousand years

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

聽君一席話,勝讀十年書

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Characters in this word:

聽 ting1 ting3 teng1 - listen to; obey; allow
君 gwan1 - sovereign; monarch; ruler; king; lord
一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
席 zik6 - seat; feast; post
話 waa6 waa2 - word; talk; speak; language
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勝 sing3 sing1 - win; excel; competent
讀 duk6 dau6 - to read; attend school
十 sap6 - ten
年 nin4 - year
書 syu1 - book; writings

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