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耳聞不如目見
简 耳闻不如目见 · 繁 耳聞不如目見Mandarin · pinyin ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn
Meanings
- seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
Characters in this entry
- 耳
- ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
- 聞
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- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 如
- rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
- 目
- mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
- 見
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
- 闻
- wén · hear; smell; make known; news
- 见
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
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Mandarin tones
3–2–4–2–4–4 · er3 wen2 bu4 ru2 mu4 jian4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ji5 man4 bat1 jyu4 muk6 gin3
Cantonese word readings for 耳聞不如目見. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ji5 man4 bat1 jyu4 muk6 gin3
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