listen to only one side

listen to only one side

Partial listening and partial speech, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is pi ā NT ī ngpi ā NY á n, which means only listening to one aspect, refers to the unfair attitude and improper method in dealing with problems. From "on the hidden man, light and shade".

Idiom explanation

Partial: only focus on one aspect. On the one hand, it refers to the unfair attitude and improper method in dealing with problems.

The origin of Idioms

In Wang Fu's Qian Fu Lun Ming and Yin of the Han Dynasty, it is said that "the reason why you are bright is that you listen to them at the same time; the reason why you are dark is that you believe in them."

Idiom usage

To act as a predicate or object; refer to an attitude

Idiom story

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, appointed Wei Zheng as prime minister. He asked how Wei Zheng could become a wise emperor. Wei Zheng said that Yao and Shun were good at listening to various opinions, so they were wise and able to keep the world; he also said that Qin II, Liang Wu Emperor and Sui Yang emperor were partial to the truth, so they died. Tang Xuanzong thought that the words were reasonable.