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偏听偏信

piān tīng piān xìndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
selective listening / to hear what one wants to hear
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

偏聽偏信 偏听偏信 [pian1 ting1 pian1 xin4] /selective listening/to hear what one wants to hear/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 偏聽偏信

  • 偏
    piān

    to lean / to slant / oblique / prejudiced / to deviate from average / to stray from the intended line / stubbornly / contrary to expectations

  • 听
    yǐn

    smile (archaic)

    tīng

    to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])

  • 偏
    piān

    to lean / to slant / oblique / prejudiced / to deviate from average / to stray from the intended line / stubbornly / contrary to expectations

  • 信
    xìn

    letter / mail / CL:封[fēng] / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.