百聞不如一見

See also: 百闻不如一见

Chinese
hundred
 
hear; news; celebrated
hear; news; celebrated; sniff at
 
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
trad. (百聞不如一見) 百 聞 不如 一 見
simp. (百闻不如一见) 百 闻 不如 一 见
Literally: “Hearing something one hundred times is not as good as seeing it once.”

Etymology

From the 69th chapter of the Book of Han:

百聞不如一見。兵難隃度，臣願馳至金城，圖上方略。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
百闻不如一见。兵难隃度，臣愿驰至金城，图上方略。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
Bǎi wén bùrú yī jiàn. Bīng nán yú dù, chén yuàn chí zhì jīnchéng, tú shàng fānglüè. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

Proverb

百聞不如一見

  1. seeing is believing
  2. a picture is worth a thousand words

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (百聞不如一見):
  • → Korean: 백문불여일견(百聞不如一見) (baengmunburyeoilgyeon)

Others:

Korean
Hanja in this term
百聞不如一見

Proverb

百聞不如一見 • (baengmunburyeoilgyeon) (hangeul 백문불여일견)

  1. Hanja form? of 백문불여일견 (“seeing is believing”).
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