听君一席话，胜读十年书聽君一席話，勝讀十年書聽君一席話，勝讀十年書

hearing one talk from you beats ten years of reading

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: A compliment said to someone whose conversation taught you a great deal. Approving, often a bit playful.

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Simplified: 听君一席话，胜读十年书
Traditional (Taiwan): 聽君一席話，勝讀十年書
Pinyin: tīng jūn yìxíhuà, shèngdúshíniánshū
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄥㄐㄩㄣㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ，ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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