听话听音，锣鼓听声聽話聽音，鑼鼓聽聲聽話聽音，鑼鼓聽聲

when listening to words, listen for the tone; when listening to gongs and drums, listen for the sound

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Pay attention to what a person really means, not just the words, as you listen to the rhythm of music. Similar to English 'read between the lines'.

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Simplified: 听话听音，锣鼓听声
Traditional (Taiwan): 聽話聽音，鑼鼓聽聲
Pinyin: tīnghuà tīng yīn, luógǔ tīng shēng
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄥㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄥㄧㄣ，ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄥㄕㄥ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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