称一称知轻重，量一量知短长稱一稱知輕重，量一量知短長稱一稱知輕重，量一量知短長

Weigh it and you know heavy from light; measure it and you know short from long

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: You only learn the real situation by testing it yourself. Similar to 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating'.

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Simplified: 称一称知轻重，量一量知短长
Traditional (Taiwan): 稱一稱知輕重，量一量知短長
Pinyin: chēng yì chēng zhī qīngzhòng, liáng yì liáng zhī duǎncháng
Bopomofo: ㄔㄥㄧˋ ㄔㄥㄓㄑㄧㄥㄓㄨㄥˋ，ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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