兼聽則明

Chinese

			(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (兼聽則明)		兼聽	則	明
simp. (兼听则明)		兼听	则	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāntīngzémíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim¹ ting³ zak¹ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāntīngzémíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiantingzémíng
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹-tʻing¹-tsê²-ming²
    • Yale: jyān-tīng-dzé-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiantingtzerming
    • Palladius: цзяньтинцзэмин (czjanʹtinczɛmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gim¹ ting³ zak¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: gīm ting jāk mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim¹ ting³ dzak⁷ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim¹ ting³ zeg¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ³³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

兼聽則明

1. Listen to both/all sides and you will be enlightened.

Derived terms

• 兼聽則明，偏信則暗／兼听则明，偏信则暗 (jiāntīng zé míng, piānxìn zé àn)