兼聽則明，偏聽則蔽

Chinese

			(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty			(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	to cover; to shield; to screen to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal
trad. (兼聽則明，偏聽則蔽)		兼聽	則	明	，	偏聽	則	蔽
simp. (兼听则明，偏听则蔽)		兼听	则	明	，	偏听	则	蔽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāntīng zé míng, piāntīng zé bì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ , ㄆㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāntīng zé míng, piāntīng zé bì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ , ㄆㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianting zé míng, pianting zé bì
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹-tʻing¹ tsê² ming², pʻien¹-tʻing¹ tsê² pi⁴
    • Yale: jyān-tīng dzé míng-, pyān-tīng dzé bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianting tzer ming, pianting tzer bih
    • Palladius: цзяньтин цзэ мин, пяньтин цзэ би (czjanʹtin czɛ min, pjanʹtin czɛ bi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

Proverb

兼聽則明，偏聽則蔽

1. Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened, heed only one side and you will be benighted.

Synonyms

• 兼聽則明，偏信則暗／兼听则明，偏信则暗 (jiāntīng zé míng, piānxìn zé àn)