bǎi​wén​bù​rú​yī​jiàn

seeing is believing

Senses

百闻不如一见/ 百聞不如一見 bǎi​wén​bù​rú​yī​jiàn (also bǎi​wén​bù​rú​yí​jiàn) seeing is believing

seeing for oneself once is better than hearing about something a hundred times; firsthand experience is more reliable than hearsay

References

synonym 耳闻不如目见/耳聞不如目見 百闻不如一见/百聞不如一見