听君一席话，胜读十年书
tīng​jūn​yī​xí​huà​shèng​dú​shí​nián​shū

to listen to a wise person is better than ten years of study

  1. 听 聽 tīng verb
    to listen
    to listen; to use the ears to receive sound
  2. 君 jūn
    you
    (literary) you; a polite way to address the person one is speaking to
  3. 一席话 一席話 yī​xí​huà
    what someone said
    the content of a conversation or a stretch of talk, often referring to insightful or helpful remarks; a bit of conversation; what was said during a meeting
  4. ， shèng
    non-Chinese
  5. 胜 勝 shèng verbparticle
    to surpass
    to be superior to; to excel or be better than
  6. 读 讀 dú verb
    to read
    to read; to read aloud; to read and understand a text
  7. 十 shí numeral
    ten
    the number ten; 10
  8. 年 nián noun
    year
    a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences
  9. 书 書 shū noun
    book
    book; volumes or works of text or drawings bound together