- 偏听偏信 piāntīngpiānxìn heed and trust only one sideto heed and trust only one side; selective listening; to be biased by only hearing one version of a story
- 兼听则明,偏信则暗 jiāntīngzémíngpiānxìnzé'àn listen to both sides and you will be enlightenedlisten to both sides and you will be enlightened, but heed only one side and you will remain ignorant; listening to multiple perspectives helps one distinguish right from wrong