- 兼听则明 jiāntīngzémíng to listen to both sidesto be enlightened by listening to many points of view; hearing from both sides makes one clear-sighted
- 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