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The name Seeing is Believing in Chinese / Japanese...

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Seeing is Believing

 bǎi wén bù rú yí jiàn
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百聞不如一見 is a proverb that means “Better to see something once rather than hear about it one hundred times” or “Telling me about something 100 times is not as good as seeing it once.”

In English, we have the similar proverb of “Seeing is believing” but this has a bit of the “A picture paints a thousand words” meaning too.

Sometimes it's simply more prudent to verify with your own eyes.

Seeing is Believing

 hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu
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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.


See Also:  Hearing a Hundred Times is Not as Good as Seeing Once

Hearing a Hundred Times is Not as Good as Seeing Once

 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn
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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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Pronunciation
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Simple Dictionary Definition

百聞不如一見


百闻不如一见

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bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn
    bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4
pai wen pu ju i chien

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Seeing is Believing
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing

百聞は一見に如かず

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 hyakubunhaikkennishikazu
    ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず

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Seeing is Believing
(expression) seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

眼見為實


眼见为实

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yǎn jiàn wéi shí
    yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2
yen chien wei shih
seeing is believing

百聞は一見にしかず

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 hyakubunhaikkennishikazu
    ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
(expression) seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

耳聽為虛,眼見為實


耳听为虚,眼见为实

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ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
    er3 ting1 wei2 xu1 , yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2
erh t`ing wei hsü , yen chien wei shih
    erh ting wei hsü , yen chien wei shih
(idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing

聞くと見るとは大違い

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 kikutomirutohaoochigai
    きくとみるとはおおちがい
(expression) (proverb) don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen

Variations:
百聞は一見にしかず
百聞は一見に如かず

see styles
 hyakubunhaikkennishikazu
    ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
(expression) (proverb) seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Seeing is Believing百聞不如一見
百闻不如一见
bǎi wén bù rú yí jiàn
bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi2 jian4
bai wen bu ru yi jian
baiwenburuyijian
pai wen pu ju i chien
paiwenpujuichien
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
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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