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兼听则明，偏信则暗

jiān tīng zé míng , piān xìn zé àn

9-character word Traditional 兼聽則明，偏信則暗

What 兼听则明，偏信则暗 means

1. listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)

The characters in 兼听则明，偏信则暗

• 兼jiāndouble; twice; simultaneous
• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then…
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 偏piānto lean; to slant; oblique
• 信xìnletter; mail; to trust
• 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then…
• 暗àndark; to turn dark; secret; hidden

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