listen to what one says and look at what one does br>judge people by their deeds,not just by their words br>listen to a person's words and watch his deeds br>
聽: hear; listen其: his言: speech; word觀: Taoist temple a surname行: go听其言观其行: listen to a person's words and watch his deeds察其言,观其行: examine his words and watch his deedscheck what he says against what he does听其言必责其用,观其行求其功。: words are to be judges from their function察其言观其行: check what he says against what he does观其行: examine his words and watch his deeds; to wait to see what he will say and what he will do听其言: to wait to see what he will say and what he will do听其言知其人: a bird may be known by its song观其行而知其人: a trouble shared is a trouble halved; a true friend is known in the day of adversity; the deed proves the man不观其人,但观其友: A man is known by the company he keeps.不观其人但观其友: a man is known by the company he keeps观其友,知其人: A man is known by the company he keeps.静观其变: wait and see其行也长: remember that a few big managed审如其言: what he says is indeed true细味其言: ponder sb自食其言: go back on one's own words; break one's promise; fail to keep one's promise; fail to live up to one's promise; retract one's promise; turn back on what one has said不管,听其自然: leave alone听其自便: consult one's pleasure; leave sth. to sb.'s convenience; let sb. act according to his convenience 短語和例子 對這樣的事情, 我們就聽其自便吧。 we have to consult his convenience in a matter of this kind听其自流: let things drift along; let people act freely without leadership; let it have its swing听其自然: leave the matter as it is; chance the consequence; concede to the nature of things; laissez-faire; leave (things) to chance; leave matters to develop themselves; let it go at that; let nature take its own course.; let things go hang; let things rip; let things slide; let things [matters] take their (own) course; let things take their natural course.; let the world wag (as it will); take the world as it is [as one finds it]