口服千句,不如心应一声 口服千句,不如心應一聲 口服千句,不如心應一聲

a thousand verbal assents are not worth one answer from the heart

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Being won over in your heart matters more than saying you agree. Said when persuading people sincerely.
Simplified
口服千句,不如心应一声
Traditional (Taiwan)
口服千句,不如心應一聲
Pinyin
kǒufú qiān jù,bùrú xīn yìng yìshēng
Pinyin (Taiwan)
kǒufú qiān jù,bùrú xīn yīng yìshēng
Bopomofo
ㄎㄡˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˋ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄕㄥ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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