锣鼓听声，听话听音鑼鼓聽聲，聽話聽音鑼鼓聽聲，聽話聽音

For gongs and drums, listen to the sound; for talk, listen to the tone

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Pay attention to what a speaker really means beyond the words. Close to 'read between the lines'.

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

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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