百聞は一見にしかず
ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
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ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
諺
諺 (kotowaza) — proverb. A traditional saying that conveys wisdom, moral lessons, or cultural truths, typically passed down through generations and used in everyday speech to make a point.
Tier 0 · most common
Literal
A hundred hearings are not equal to one seeing
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Figurative
seeing is believing
Meanings
- seeing is believing
- one eye-witness is better than many hearsays
- a picture is worth a thousand words
Components
Tags
#experience
#truth
#learning