吃菜要吃心儿，听话要听音儿吃菜要吃心兒，聽話要聽音兒吃菜要吃心兒，聽話要聽音兒

when eating greens, eat the heart; when listening, listen for the tone

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Listen for the real meaning behind what people say, not just the words. Approving advice about reading implications.

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Simplified: 吃菜要吃心儿，听话要听音儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃菜要吃心兒，聽話要聽音兒
Pinyin: chī cài yào chī xīn ér, tīnghuà yào tīng yīn ér
Bopomofo: ㄔㄘㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄒㄧㄣㄦˊ，ㄊㄧㄥㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄥㄧㄣㄦˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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