偏听偏信

偏
偏
听
聽
偏
偏
信
信
selective listening / to hear what one wants to hear

Characters and words in 偏听偏信

偏
pia̅n = pi + an1
to lean / to slant / oblique / prejudiced / to deviate from average / to stray from the intended line / stubbornly / contrary to expectations
Add a new mnemonic for 偏 = 亻 + 扁
偏 = 亻 + 扁 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is leaning (偏) against her small boat (扁) in front of the anthill (an1) and inviting Pocahontas (pi) to go on a trip with her.
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听
yǐn = y + (e)n3
smile (archaic)
Add a new mnemonic for 听 = 口 + 斤
听
聽
tìng = ti + (e)ng4
(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
Add a new mnemonic for 听 = 口 + 斤
听
聽
ti̅ng = ti + (e)ng1
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
Add a new mnemonic for 听 = 口 + 斤
听 = 口 + 斤 : Mother Teresa (ti) is listening to the sound that is made when a barbell (斤) squashes a mandarin (口) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
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信
xìn = xi + (e)n4
letter / mail / CL:封[feng1] / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random
Add a new mnemonic for 信 = 亻 + 言
信 = 亻 + 言 : Marie Curie and Rosa Luxemburg are reading a letter of Karl Marx to the public in the encampment's bathroom. To make the message really come across to the people they use a megaphone.
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Words with 偏听偏信

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Sentences with 偏听偏信

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