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you understand better by seeing for yourself than hearing about it, seeing is believing

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百聞は一見に如かず

Source Word

百聞は一見に如かず

Hiragana

ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず

Phrase

idiomatic

you understand better by seeing for yourself than hearing about it, seeing is believing

Japanese Meaning

百回聞くよりも一度自分の目で見るほうが理解が深まるということを表すことわざ。

Easy Japanese Meaning

ひとからなんどもきくよりじぶんのめでみるほうがよくわかること

Chinese (Simplified)

百闻不如一见 / 眼见为实 / 亲眼所见胜过听闻

彼の新しい家は本当に素晴らしい。百聞は一見に如かず、ぜひ見に来てください。

His new house is really wonderful. Seeing is believing, so please come and see it.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他的新家真的很棒。百闻不如一见，欢迎来看看。

Sense（1）

you understand better by seeing for yourself than hearing about it, seeing is believing

百 (ひゃく)聞 (ぶん)は一 (いっ)見 (けん)に如 (し)かず

（ canonical ）

hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu

（ romanization ）