一席话 yīxíhuà what someone said Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 听君一席话,胜读十年书 tīngjūnyīxíhuàshèngdúshíniánshū to listen to a wise person is better than ten years of study Proverb meaning that listening to the words of a wise or experienced person can be more beneficial than studying books for ten years.