tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
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Original source entry:

聽君一席話,勝讀十年書 听君一席话,胜读十年书 [ting1 jun1 yi1 xi2 hua4 , sheng4 du2 shi2 nian2 shu1] /listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)/

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Other forms in these source records: 聽君一席話,勝讀十年書

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听君一席话胜读十年书
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