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readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views

从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú
c+óng·2nd tonesh+àn·4th toner+ú·2nd tonel+iú·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)从谏如流cóng jiàn rú liúto listen and obey · to comply with · to heed · to hearken听从tīng cóngto choose the right course and follow it (idiom)择善而从zé shàn ér cóng
Antonyms
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action · a law unto oneself独断专行dú duàn zhuān xíngobstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)刚愎自用gāng bì zì yòng
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