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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

seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

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耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
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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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3–2–4–2–4–4 · er3 wen2 bu4 ru2 mu4 jian4

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ji5 man4 bat1 jyu4 muk6 gin3

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