wén​míng​bù​rú​jiàn​miàn

seeing for oneself is better than hearing by reputation

  • created sense approved 闻名不如见面/聞名不如見面 · wén​míng​bù​rú​jiàn​miàn · seeing for oneself is better than hearing by reputation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闻名不如见面 / 聞名不如見面

    wén​míng​bù​rú​jiàn​miàn

    seeing for oneself is better than hearing by reputation

    Literally meaning "to hear of a name is not as good as meeting in person"; used to express that seeing someone or something for oneself is more reliable or impressive than just hearing about their reputation.

    闻名 (literal) → 闻名/聞名 · wén​míng · to know by reputation 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 见面 (literal) → 见面/見面 · jiàn​miàn · to meet

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    created sense