传闻不如亲见傳聞不如親見傳聞不如親見

hearsay is not as good as seeing for oneself

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: What you see with your own eyes is more reliable than what you hear. Close to 'seeing is believing'.

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Simplified: 传闻不如亲见
Traditional (Taiwan): 傳聞不如親見
Pinyin: chuánwénbùrúqīnjiàn
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄣㄐㄧㄢˋ

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