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百聞は一見に如かず is the Japanese version of an ancient Chinese proverb that means “Seeing once is better than hearing one hundred times.”
It is the rough equivalent of “seeing is believing,” “one eye-witness is better than many hearsays,” or “a picture is worth a thousand words.”
Sometimes it's simply more prudent to verify with your own eyes.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
百聞不如一見 is a Chinese proverb that means “Seeing once is better than hearing one hundred times” which is similar to the idea of “Seeing is believing.”
You can also get the idea, “Seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others.”
If you break it down directly, you get “100 hears/listens (is) not as-good (as) one sight.”
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your hearing a hundred times search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
百聞不如一見 百闻不如一见 see styles |
bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4 pai wen pu ju i chien |
More info & calligraphy: Seeing is Believing |
百聽不厭 百听不厌 see styles |
bǎi tīng bù yàn bai3 ting1 bu4 yan4 pai t`ing pu yen pai ting pu yen |
worth hearing a hundred times |
好故事百聽不厭 好故事百听不厌 see styles |
hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn hao3 gu4 shi5 bai3 ting1 bu4 yan4 hao ku shih pai t`ing pu yen hao ku shih pai ting pu yen |
The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.; One never tires of hearing good new. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Seeing is Believing | 百聞は一見に如かず | hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu hyakubunwaikkennishikazu hyakubun wa iken ni shikazu | ||
Hearing a Hundred Times is Not as Good as Seeing Once | 百聞不如一見 百闻不如一见 | bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4 bai wen bu ru yi jian baiwenburuyijian | pai wen pu ju i chien paiwenpujuichien |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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