"識人好過識字" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /sɪk̚⁵ jɐn²¹ hou̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɪk̚⁵ t͡siː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sɪk̚⁵ jɐn²¹ hou̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɪk̚⁵ t͡siː²²/ Chinese transliterations: sik¹ jan⁴ hou² gwo³ sik¹ zi⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sīk yàhn hóu gwo sīk jih [Cantonese, Yale], sik⁷ jan⁴ hou² gwo³ sik⁷ dzi⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xig¹ yen⁴ hou² guo³ xig¹ ji⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 识人好过识字
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 識人好過識字
  1. (Cantonese) having connections is more important than having good academic credentials Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-識人好過識字-zh-proverb-7tnGKi2l Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Pages with 1 entry
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  "literal_meaning": "It is better to know more people than to know more words",
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          "good",
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      "zh-pron": "sik¹ jan⁴ hou² gwo³ sik¹ zi⁶"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīk yàhn hóu gwo sīk jih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sik⁷ jan⁴ hou² gwo³ sik⁷ dzi⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xig¹ yen⁴ hou² guo³ xig¹ ji⁶"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "sik¹ jan⁴ hou² gwo³ sik¹ zi⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "sīk yàhn hóu gwo sīk jih"
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      "zh-pron": "sik⁷ jan⁴ hou² gwo³ sik⁷ dzi⁶"
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