listen to both/all sides; be impartial in listening
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
listen to opinions from all sides; be impartial in hearing
literaryA classical Chinese idiom. The full phrase '兼听则明，偏信则暗' (jiān tīng zé míng, piān xìn zé àn) means 'Listen to both/all sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will be benighted.' It's used to advise against one-sidedness and to promote comprehensive judgment. Often used in formal, literary, or political contexts to describe a virtue of good governance or wise decision-making.
Zuò作
wéi为
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhě者
，
bì必
xū须
jiān兼
tīng听
zé则
míng明
，
cái才
néng能
zuò做
chū出
zhèng正
què确
de的
jué决
cè策
。
As a leader, one must listen to all sides to be enlightened and make correct decisions.
Zhè这
ge个
chéng成
yǔ语
tí提
xǐng醒
wǒ我
men们
，
jiān兼
tīng听
de的
zhòng重
yào要
xìng性
bù不
kě可
hū忽
shì视
。
This idiom reminds us that the importance of listening to all sides cannot be ignored.