created sense approved 千人之诺诺，不如一士之谔谔/千人之諾諾，不如一士之諤諤 · qiānrénzhīnuònuòbùrúyīshìzhī'è'è · better to have one honest critic than a thousand yes-men — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
千人之诺诺，不如一士之谔谔 / 千人之諾諾，不如一士之諤諤
qiānrénzhīnuònuòbùrúyīshìzhī'è'è
better to have one honest critic than a thousand yes-men
one person's honest and forthright criticism is more valuable than the mindless compliance of a thousand people; literally, the 'yes yes' of a thousand people is not as good as the 'honest speech' of one scholar
千 (literal) → 千 · qiān · thousand 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 诺诺 (reduplication) → 诺/諾 · nuò · [agreement] ， (non_chinese) 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bùrú · not as good as 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 士 (literal) → 士 · shì · scholar 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 谔谔 (reduplication) → 谔/諤 · è · honest speech
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