Línjū yǎnjing liǎngmiàn jìng; jiēfang xīntóu yī gǎn chèng.

鄰居眼睛兩面鏡, 街坊心頭一稈秤。

Lit Neighbors' eyes [are as clear as] two-sided mirrors; [the] hearts [of the people on one's] street [are as accurate as] scales.

Fig One's neighbors see clearly what is right and what is wrong and can make an accurate judgment on the scales of justice.

Note [See also gōngpíng chūyú above and lùshang xíngrén and rén yǎn shì and tiānxià qiányǎnr and zhīdǐ mò guò and zhòngrén (yǎnjing) below.]

Topics JUDGMENT JUSTICE NEIGHBORS