聽ㄊㄧㄥtīng其ㄑㄧˊqí言ㄧㄢˊyán而ㄦˊér觀ㄍㄨㄢguān其ㄑㄧˊqí行ㄒㄧㄥˋxìng

  1. 聽了他的話，還要觀察他的行為是否言行一致。《論語·公冶長》：「子曰：『始吾於人也，聽其言而信其行；今吾於人也，聽其言而觀其行。』」

英hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects)​; judge a person not by his words, but by his actions