事 实 胜 于 雄 辩

shì shí shèng yú xióng biàndictionary entry

facts speak louder than words (idiom)

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事實勝於雄辯事实胜于雄辩 [shi4 shi2 sheng4 yu2 xiong2 bian4] /facts speak louder than words (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 事實勝於雄辯

事
shì
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
实
shí
real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
胜
shèng
victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear / equal to (a task)
于
yú
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
Yú
surname Yu
雄
xióng
male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence
辩
biàn
to dispute / to debate / to argue / to discuss

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