







Listen to all sides and you will be enlightened; trust only one and you will be in the dark.
He who listens to all sides is enlightened; he who believes only one side is benighted.
Hear all views to gain insight; hear only one to be misled.

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Open the tool →兼听则明偏信则暗 (jiān tīng zé míng piān xìn zé àn) means “Listen to all sides and you will be enlightened; trust only one and you will be in the dark, He who listens to all sides is enlightened; he who believes only one side is benighted, Hear all views to gain insight; hear only one to be misled”.
兼听则明偏信则暗 is pronounced jiān tīng zé míng piān xìn zé àn in Mandarin Chinese.
“Listen to all sides and you will be enlightened; trust only one and you will be in the dark.” is 兼听则明偏信则暗 (jiān tīng zé míng piān xìn zé àn) in Chinese.