識人好過識字

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Chinese

to record; write a footnote; to know
to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge
 
man; person; people good; well; be fond of
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
to know characters; to learn to read; to know how to read
to know characters; to learn to read; to know how to read; to be literate
 
trad. (識人好過識字) 識字
simp. (识人好过识字) 识字
Literally: “It is better to know more people than to know more words”.

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識人好過識字

  1. (Cantonese) having connections is more important than having good academic credentials