[听其言观其行 / 聽其言觀其行, tīng qí yán guān qí xíngㄊㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ] to listen to what he says and watch what he does; to note the words, but watch for the action; to judge sb by his actions
sagen; besagen | sagend | gesagt | er/sie sagt | ich/er/sie sagte | er/sie hat/hatte gesagt | ich/er/sie sagte | (jdm.) guten Tag sagen | wie er zu sagen pflegte
to say { said; said } | saying | said | he/she says (saith [ obs. ]) | I/he/she said | he/she has/had said | I/he/she would say | to say hello (to someone) | as he was wont to say