听话听声,锣鼓听音 tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)

CHARACTERS

听 tīng hear; understand; obey, comply
话 huà speech, talk, language; dialect
听 tīng hear; understand; obey, comply
声 shēng sound, voice, noise; tone; music
锣 luó gong
鼓 gǔ drum; beat, top, strike
听 tīng hear; understand; obey, comply
音 yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation