听其言而观其行

Traditional form:

聽其言而觀其行

Pinyin (reading):

tīngqíyán'érguānqíxíng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 听 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
• 其 - his, her, its, their; that
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 观 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
• 其 - his, her, its, their; that
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional

Traditional characters:

• 聽 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
• 其 - his, her, its, their; that
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 觀 - to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
• 其 - his, her, its, their; that
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional