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言听计从

yán tīng jì cóng

4-character word Traditional 言聽計從

What 言听计从 means

1. to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice
2. to take sb at his word

The characters in 言听计从

• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 计jìto calculate; to compute; to count
• 从cóngfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey

Example sentences

• 他对老婆言听计从。
  His wife has him under the thumb.