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Japanese
Etymology
Calque of Literary Chinese 百聞不如一見 (bǎi wén bùrú yī jiàn, literally “Hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once”). From the Book of Han.
Pronunciation
Idiom
百聞は一見に如かず • (hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu)
- you understand better by seeing for yourself than hearing about it, seeing is believing
Usage notes
Similar to a picture is worth a thousand words but is not limited to pictures.