虚己以听

Traditional form:

虛己以聽

Pinyin (reading):

xūjǐyǐtīng

Definitions:

• to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)

Characters:

• 虚 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 听 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey

Traditional characters:

• 虛 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 聽 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey