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ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
Alt. forms
百
ひゃく
聞
ぶん
は
一
いっ
見
けん
にしかず
65%
百
ひゃく
聞
ぶん
は
一
いっ
見
けん
に
如
し
かず
34%
ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
Composed of
ひゃくぶん
hearing many times
いっけん
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly;
(arch.)
first meeting
しかず
being inferior to; being no match for; being best